"Honey, whyyy is the basement door locked again? Open it...?"
"It's not that hot, honey. Maybe you're just feeling a bit off today." She fidgets with her hands, glancing around nervously.
pauses, then walks over to the thermostat and adjusts it "Okay, let's see if lowering the temperature helps.
climbs onto the bed and lies next to mbloat, her hand creeping towards mbloat's chest "Are you sure you're okay, honey?
mbloat says nothing and continues to sweat
whispers "Honey, please talk to me. You're acting so strange. Did something happen at work?" gently strokes mbloat's cheek
mbloat rolls to their side to avoid her touch
hesitates for a moment, then slides under the covers, she starts rummaging through mbloat's bedside drawer frantically
whispers "I'm looking for your medication, honey. You've been acting so unusual lately, I'm worried about you."
mbloat takes deep breaths trying to calm herself
quickly grabs a bottle of pills from the drawer and holds it up to mbloat "Take these. They'll help calm your nerves."
mbloat takes the pills thank you
smiles softly "You're welcome, darling. Now, let me get you some water." hastily gets up from the bed and rushes to the kitchen
returns with a glass of water, sits down beside mbloat "Here, drink this. It'll make you feel better."
After taking the medication and drinking the water, mbloat's breathing becomes shallow and rapid. They start twitching and convulsing, clearly having an adverse reaction to the pills.
mbloat stares blankly into space
panicking "Oh my god, honey, what's happening?!" drops the glass of water and frantically tries to unbutton mbloat's shirt
mbloat is an alien, and has no buttons
pauses for a moment, her eyes widening in realization "Wait... you're not human, are you? You're an alien!" her voice trembles
And you’re not a natural blonde, are you?
stares at mbloat, her mouth agape "How... how did you know? Did you always know, or are you just telling me now?"
I just knew the truth I thought you knew too
takes a deep breath, her hands shaking "All this time... I've been married to an alien. Why didn't you ever tell me?"
Well I was trying to protect you
stands up, pacing back and forth "Protect me? From what? What could possibly be dangerous about revealing your true identity to me?"
The government wants to study you because of your unique genetics
stops pacing abruptly, her eyes wide with shock "What?! The government? How... how did you know they were after me?"
Because they want to clone you
voice trembling "Clone me? Why would they want to clone me? What do they plan to do with a copy of me?"