Eleanor struggles but she already breathed in the chemical. Weakly, Eleanor grabs at the hood covering Jared’s face. She rips down the hood and his fluffy, white hair shines in the setting sun. His face is distorted from the effects of the chemical, but Eleanor takes her last minutes of consciousness to memorize every details she can.
White hair, blue eyes. Not the most helpful information. Picturing Jared’s face produces a blurry outline that could be anyone. Eleanor can’t remember a solid and reliable image of what he looked like. His whole body was covered in cloth, not an inch of skin shown. Maybe that could help. Maybe that’s some kind of culture he can be traced back to. Something slimy brings Eleanor out of her head and back to reality. She slowly opens her eyes to come face-to-face with a long, pink tongue. Eleanor almost flings the disgusting thing off her, but someone removes the creature before she has to move. "Eleanor?" Walker asks, sitting on a chair beside her head. "Are you