She just sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"If this comes back to haunt me, your ass is grass, Jenkins." She half snapped.

"I do a lot to keep my record clean."

"Regardless, if you can ... keep this under the radar, and continue to prove useful... I may have more for you to do than just organizing papers."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

"Very true." She agreed before sighing.

"Just keep tha tin mind." She added.

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She staggered upstairs, her steps horribly unbalanced, her complexion ashen, and her visual focus being harder to maintain the more time went by.

No one was home at the moment. Casey was off at a school for a presentation in an art class, the kids were at school, Lindsay was off to check in and have an emergency session with a patient that had severe agoraphobia, and Ash was off on a hunt. None of that was too surprising, and she'd been fine when they all left in the morning.

Now it was about two in the afternoon, Lindsay was due to return at any point, the others would likely take a bit, but there was no way to know specifically.

No one was there for the moment, and she was desperately trying to get to a phone, to call someone - probably Rene - for some help.

She could barely breathe by this point though, and it was compounding upon everything else.

She hit the floor... and didn't move.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Ashley didn't respond. She didn't even seem to be breathing at first. When Lindsay finally noticed she was, he noticed that it was excruciatingly faint. If one wasn't pay extremely close attention, it wouldn't be hard to miss it, at all.

Lindsay got to his knees next ot her and lifted her torso a bit - as best he could with her wings - he was able to tell one thing that was rather alarming.

She was cold. More of a normal persons temperature, not the draconic heat that he was used to from her. In essence, she was freezing.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Ashley was silent, didn't move, didn't seem to be breathing.

For all intents and purposes... she honestly looked dead. Or at least damn close. As Lindsay called Rene, they could both see Ashley's complexion seem to get worst.

It was honestly debatable that Rene would be able to save her at this rate.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

There was barely anything from her, before he could feel his mana actually doing something. He knew that it was working as he saw her scales return to the natural dark red that they were, instead of the almost pale lavender they'd changed to being.

Her complexion was still ashen, but he was able to notice that she was at least breathing more readily now. For the moment, at least.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Ashley was silent for a moment before sighing.

". .. the fuck happened?" She asked, not sure if he would know.

"The last thing I remember was trying to call REne.. because I did not feel good." She added as she sat up a bit and stretched.

"And how long have I been in here? My wings feel kinked, so that's fun."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Ashley just sighed.

"All right then." She said.

"But I have a wicked good immune system, it's odd that I caught really anything, to be honest." She then commented before shrugging.

"At least I survived. I actually don't feel too bad now. Definitely better than before."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Ashley was silent for a moment before sighing.

"Honestly, I feel all right. A bit weak and shaky, but something tells me that I'm faring really well considering what it was that I had to deal with." She answered honestly.

"Plus I'm stupidly hungry. Feel like I haven't eaten in a month or more." She added after a moment or two.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

"I.... Well... I guess my elven genetics were useful there." Ashley commented, not entirely sure what to make of what it was that she'd been told. How could she have survived? She was reasonably sure that even freezing would kill a resilient elf.

So how?

Could it be because of the gneetic alterations she had done to her? There really was no way for her to now, so she wasn't going to dwell on it.

"How'd I manage to catch it in the first place?" She asked. "If you know."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Ashley just sighed lightly.

"I suppose I Shoudln't be surprised he could do it.' She commented.

"That was the most useful thing about him, to Vana." She added.

"But I'll have to thank him properly."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯