Indy reacted purely on reflex. He had no clue what to do, no idea how to handle this situation. He wasn't going to attack Tiana. For all he knew it was a momentary madness that would pass. The onlookers screamed in panic. Some withdrew to their homes and others stood there dumbly. Indy shouted something incoherent which drew Tiana's attention. He didn't know why he did it, his vocal chords acted of their own will. The bloodied young woman stumbled towards him, arms outstretched, and grabbed him by the shoulders. Her grip was violent and painful. Indy grunted and grit his teeth as Tiana edged closer to him. He refused to harm her, his sense of honour dictating a man should never harm a woman; a fact which very nearly cost Indy his life in that corridor. He struggled against her to push her back into her apartment. He'd lock her in her bathroom – that was his plan – she'd be safe in there. He'd barricade the door with an arm chair or something like that. He grunted and pushed back against Tiana's unnatural strength. She was far stronger than she looked and despite Indy's effort she was going no where. One of his arms was on her shoulder, keeping her at length, with the other trying desperately to fend off her flailing arms. Freyr was standing there with the vase in her hand. Indy knew she wanted to help but was struck with the same conflict he was. Neither of them wanted to hurt Tiana. The bloodied young woman snarled viciously and knocked Indy's arms out of the way. There was nothing separating them now. She fell forward towards him as he raised his arms in a futile effort to push her away. Her gnashing teeth were less than a centimetre away from his throat. [I]Thud[/I]. A brief wail emanated from Tiana as she fell to the ground. Her head had suddenly split open. Fractured bone protruded from an open wound and crimson liquid flooded out like a stream. Indy looked at Freyr who had moved away. She wasn't holding the vase. [I]Thud[/I]. The vase dropped next to Indy's bare feet. He looked down and moved back just in time to avoid the pooling blood from touching him. At his side he saw Tiana's sister collapse to her knees. She had just killed her sister and saved Indy.

In a blur of movement Freyr gathered the woman and her family and moved them from the corridor into their apartment. Indy simply nodded when he was told to hide Tiana's body. He glanced along the corridor for a moment. Those few people too stubborn to go into their homes were still stood dumbly, staring. Indy waved his hands in a shrug. He didn't know what to say. He doubted many people would in that situation. He stepped over Tiana and checked the inside of her apartment to make sure she was alone. It was clear. He knew there was no one there – if anyone else had been in the apartment in the same condition as Tiana they would have come stumbling through the doorway along with her – but it didn't hurt to check. He lifted her up slowly by the waist. Her head was still streaming blood on the carpet. He had to fight back the reflex to retch. He carried her to the centre of the apartment, unsure where would be suitable to leave her, and lay her on a small rug near her dining table. He gathered the blanket from her bed and covered her body with it. It seemed like the respectful thing to do. He gently pulled the door by the practically shattered handle, it closed with a gentle thud against the wooden frame. The white door was streaked and decorated with red marks. That was when he looked down at his hands and realised he was covered in blood. He didn't bother to look at the spectators again. No doubt they were still there, dumbly staring. Freyr had taken the family into their apartment. Indy looked at her silently for a moment before going in to the kitchen to wash his hands. Red water disappeared into the drain. Indy scrubbed with soap to get the last of the blood from under his nails. 

“Is everyone alright?” he asked before he could stop himself. He gritted his teeth as the woman looked up at him. He knew the answer before he'd asked the question. He moved over to the TV and switched on the national news.

“Panic spread nationwide after a leaked report from the World Health Organisation declared that the initial vaccination tests had failed.” Indy flicked to the local news channel.

“... The number of confirmed deaths has passed two hundred,” said a woman on the news. “The Governor has called a state of emergency...”