>Check Your Mail
...Fern dusted herself off, not because she was dusty per se, but the action just sort of felt like the thing to do as she hopped out of the familiar hospital bed. She was quite surprised to find the room slightly cleaner than her most recent recollection of it. Were its conditions really improving? Was that really thanks to her and the handful of other beings on her side?
The only thing particularly new was a small pile of what appeared to be mail.
