Harrison started pacing up and down the room. He was nervous and he couldn’t help but show it. He was thinking about his son in Edinburgh. What if he doesn’t get out and see him again? What if he just goes missing amongst the chaos and infection? There would be no way for his son to know. He can’t afford to miss some milestones in his life: his son’s graduation, marriage, children, divorce… He then strokes his beard in a thinking motion. The county would probably be on lockdown, so they would need a place to lay low, too wait until the U.S military or the CDC have fully dealt with the situation. As Harrison has realized before, the airport is too crowded and dangerous to be a hideout. The number of people in this quarantine zone is just a feeding ground for those things out there. Sooner or later, one of the doors or windows will break or one of the people will fall ill and this time someone might not be around to take of it.
He then turns towards the both of them, Jay and Allen. “Getting out of here shouldn’t be too hard. A distraction will take away some of the guards but it’s finding a suitable place outside to lay low is the problem.” Mentioned Harrison.
He then looks at Allen’s daughter Caitlyn. He overheard that the infection spreads via a bite. He then bent down onto his knees and took a closer look at Caitlyn’s leg. It doesn’t look too deep but the only disease he can think of that is caused by biting is rabies. As far as Harrison knows, it isn’t a rabies bite but how long would it take for her to turn. Harrison decided not to think about it. Maybe it’s not deep enough or something like that, he thought optimistically. He crouched back up. “It should be a place with medicine and antibiotics for her…” He pointed at Caitlyn. “…and it needs some sort of protection, like metal security barriers, a heavy door maybe, little windows or something.” He started sounding nervous in his voice.
He walked up to the mirror at the sink and looked into it, thinking deeply. He has virtually no mind map of L.A and he has only been here for a couple of days. He then started thinking about alcohol and painkillers to try and calm himself down. The thought was very tempting to Harrison but he shakes his head to get rid of the menacing impulse. Now is not the time to go down old paths. He turns away from the sink and speaks to Allen and Jay again. “Do you know the county?” If they do, they might be more familiar with the area more than him. Hopefully these guys are calmer than him. It disappoints Harrison that he can’t handle pressure anymore.
