"Hey Wes, hand me that water."

Wesley thrust the bottle into Dave's hand without a word. Anissa's eyes were still fluttering open, so she hadn't passed out completely. He sat on the floor with her in his lap and held the bottle to her lips. "Didn't switch power sources quite soon enough, did you?"

She sipped obediently and opened her eyes but didn't answer his question.

"Everything all right over there?" Great. An orderly passing through noticed Anissa's near ...