Pat was shocked when Ester actually got up when he asked her to. He was half expecting she had broken her legs or something and that he had just made a fool out of himself. This also had the unintended benefit of finally bringing the "girls crying in a corner" counter to zero for what seemed like the first time in this little adventure. He took a quick look around and noticed everyone was pretty much back in commission. Maybe they weren't hopeless after all. Then Pat spotted a new face entering the thicket, a man who looked about as old as he was. 

It seemed this Dr. Wilson had quite a bit of knowledge concerning everyone's newfound powers. He was instantly able to diagnose Ester's freezing problem (Pat wasn't sure how he missed her constant shivering but put the blame on his poor eyesight and generally not caring) as well as offered to explain what was going on if they followed him. For Pat, the decision was one of the easiest he had ever made in his life. Pat needed a new doctor, Dr. Smith's drug hadn't done anything for him, and it seemed like this guy might have access to resources regular doctors didn't. Pat started trudging towards where the doctor was standing.

"Well Doc, you've got me for your week. Its not like I have anything or anyone to go back to anyways and I've got a lot of questions that need answers."