[ no one's running. keith hears the words, registers that tim's right. back at housing, nobody seemed freaked out either. the conclusion is obvious enough -- for whatever reason, they're the only ones who are seeing this. the implications are sinister enough taken alone -- what the fuck is differentiating them from the others? is this a targetted hallucination? if so, is the town actually on fire and nobody else is aware, or are they the ones losing their minds?

all of tese considerations should really get keith to stop running to re-evaluate. for better or for worse though, it doesn't. not when there's screaming so thick with pain that it wraps around his chest like a vice. ]

I know -- [ the words are forced, but not yelled. ] And I don't know why, but there are people dying, we have to keep going.

[ and as if to reinforce his point, keith picks up speed down to the nearest apartment block. the building's three storeys high and ablaze with tall flames. but it's oddly peaceful too, nobody outside, no fire brigade.... just this thick aura of pain and suffering. it's here, about a hundred yards away from the buildin'g entrance that keith finally stops and just.... stares.

not understanding. not even wholly registering that the flames seem to be blowing out, fading into nothingness. ]

I.... I don't get it. [ he walks up, pressing his palm to the brick wall. ] It's... gone?