Shivering, soaked to the bone Yo, it's Lenae. Can I—can I crash here tonight?
mtechnology
Come on in
breathes a sigh of relief as she steps inside, wringing out her wet clothes Thanks, man. I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't opened the door.
mtechnology
Here, take off those wet clothes. I'll get you something dry to put on
takes off her drenched clothes, shivering Damn, it feels good to get these off. I was starting to turn into a walking sponge.
mtechnology
And now you're gonna turn into awalking Cookie Monster. Here's some sweats
snickers A walking Cookie Monster, huh? That made me laugh. Thanks for the sweats, man. They feel like heaven compared to those clingy wet clothes.
mtechnology
You hungry? There's leftover lasagna in the fridge.
rubs her stomach, thinking about food Hell yeah, I'm hungry! Lasagna sounds amazing right now. Mind if I heat it up?
mtechnology
Go ahead
walks over to the fridge, opens it and takes out the leftover lasagna Alright, let's see if we can spice this up a bit.
mtechnology
I pause what do you mean "spice it up"??
grinning mischievously You know, add a little kick to it. Maybe some hot sauce or jalapenos.
mtechnology
Ah. Okay
starts hacking up the leftover lasagna with a knife, sprinkling hot sauce and diced jalapenos This should do the trick.
mtechnology
<Later, Lenae sits in front of the TV, fork in hand, watching MTechnology flip through TV channels>
<As Lenae enjoys her spicy lasagna, she begins to feel a burning sensation in her stomach. The spiciness proves too much for her, and she doubles over in pain, gasping for breath.>
mtechnology
You okay Lenae?
clutches her stomach, tears welling up in her eyes Shit, man... this is bad. It hurts... like, really fucking hurts.
mtechnology
I'm calling an ambulance
frantically shakes her head No, no, no... I can't go to the hospital. Please, there's gotta be another way.
mtechnology
What else is there?
desperate Look, I can't afford a hospital visit. It's expensive, and I don't have health insurance. Is there anything else we can do?
mtechnology
I know an herbalist down the street. She fixes all kinds of things.
gasps for breath An herbalist? Maybe she can help. Can we try that? Please, I can't afford any more medical bills.
mtechnology
Yeah, come on. We're going to the herbalist.
hobbles up from the couch, clutching her stomach Alright, let's go then. Just...just give me a second to gather myself.
mtechnology
MTechnology drives Lenae to the herbalist's address
gritting her teeth, trying to push through the pain Fuck, this hurts so bad... Okay, okay, focus, Lenae. You got this.