Patient Zero looked at Zach with a soft gaze. By that, he meant he was going to look for a way out. It would be lonely inside the tiny world again, but it wasn't like she wasn't used to it. At least this time, she was free from the Blight. She could train or something.
"I'll miss these talks of ours," she said.
Zach did not needlessly retort, asking if she wasn't going to miss having a punching bag. Instead, he nodded.
"Me too."
"Two, no three things before you go," Patient Zero said.
"Mm?"
"First. My name."
"What about it?" Zach asked.
"Technically, I don't have one. I don't remember my original one, and even if I did, I wouldn't want to use it. Patient Zero…I'm no longer infected by the Blight, so that one doesn't fit either. I need advice."
"You want me to give you a name?" Zach asked with concern. Didn't she know him pretty well by now? Did she really trust him with something like that?
"Well…yeah." She nodded decisively after a moment's hesitation.
