Swamped

It takes quite a while to pinpoint what's bothering you. You don't even quite catch it until you experimentally push your arm forward, in case you're at the very edge of the effect, and even then it's faint.

Then you roll up your sleeve and try it again, this time taking a good look at your arm. The hair on it is standing up, which is more than a little odd. What could even cause that kind of reaction? Not only that, it feels quite a bit stronger this time - perhaps your uniform is holding it off?

You press forward just a little bit, and you feel a strange tingling sensation as your hair pushes up against your helmet. You also find yourself flinching, as if you were feeling a pain you can't quite describe. It's almost like the air itself is attacking you. Your face seems to be getting the worst of it, even with the breather mask; but when you cover it with your sleeve, it feels a lot better.

You think this one might be more than an illusion. It's too vague and unfamiliar to really be believable, and you can't see why your uniform would be so effective against something you don't understand at all. It's getting worse as you push through, but it's mostly just inconvenient.

Before long, though, you feel the effects fading again. You wonder just how bad that would have been without your uniform.

You suppose the kid might have found that out firsthand. He's not here, at least, but you're not sure where to look next.

You call back down the corridor to Ash.

"How do I get to the cells from here?"

"Turn at the intersection, and they should be behind the next door!"

Well, that's clear enough. But if something happened to the kid, it probably happened there.

You approach the door, wary. If you just go charging right in, you might run into whatever's slowed the kid down.

So how should you handle this?