Seizing a lull in her speech, he decided to try his hand at flattery in an attempt to better gauge his chances. "You look really pretty today." As soo...n as it was out, he wanted to take the stupid, clichéd words back. Being smooth was not something Ethan Blake was known for. Regardless, it seemed to have the desired effect, for she blushed and averted her eyes as she gave an almost inaudible, "Merci." A brief moment of awkward silence was interrupted by Aurélie tripping over a hidden root and. Your ego is going to hurt us all.”I was taken aback by that. I may have been many things, but ego-centric wasn’t one of them. At least, I didn’t think I was. “We’re not the only ones affected by the Lockdown,” I said.“Oh, please,” she said. “The missing women? I’ve heard your theory about that. There’s no reason at all that those poor women are involved in the Lockdown.”“Then you haven’t heard all of my theories,” I said. “You have to take them all into account to understand what’s really going. “I’ve responded to a lot of odd calls before, so I won’t even bother asking how you did all of that with your eyes closed. I’ve never seen a child insert their catheter. I assume that it has something to do with requesting I get David.”When we got to the hospital, the paramedics already moved the other two onto hospital stretchers. Each headed to get a CT scan and an MRI. The girl with me asked for an IV kit and then got it right into a vein the first try. She held it in place for the paramedic. "Again Olivia did as told. As the officer turned off the light and put it back in her pocket, Olivia breathed a sigh of relief. The officer walked over to a small cart and came back with a one-piece orange jump suit."Put this on. This is what you will be wearing for the remainder of your stay. The snaps go in the front."Olivia put on the jumpsuit as the officer watched intently. As she put it on she noticed only two of the four snaps actually worked. She could see in a nearby mirror that her.