Claire - Umbrella Research Center - Shiki
She almost wanted to scream and slam her fists against the keypad in the face of its stubbornness. It was looking to be beyond her ability to access as it continued to dodge her like a slap in the face every time. Sooner or later, they'd be caught, or an alert would be sounded, where--
"WARNING. THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR BIOHAZARD LEAK."
Oh,
shit. Red emergency lights came on, prompting Claire to duck down out of instinct. Her heart began beating against her chest, and Claire spun around to face Shiki. She couldn't even begin to convey how wrong this all was. A biohazard leak could only mean the worst; It could only mean that they had failed to stop the inevitable.
Above them, the cameras shut off, and the door behind Claire opened to reveal Sector C-4 in its entirety. The victory against the door felt hollow now, as if it was getting one more last slap in before everything was over. Still, Claire was able to get a good look at the people inside now, and she instantly recognised Annette Birkin. It was hard to forget someone who'd threatened you with a gun. It was strange now to see a supposedly dead woman standing in front of Claire safe and sound, but nowhere near as strange as seeing a man she had previously only known as a mutated monstrosity. Her stomach flipped at the memory, and it only felt worse when she realised how fragile and
human William looked now.
It made a lot more sense now why he would inject himself with the G.
Speaking over the alert, Claire said,
"Shiki, we can't let that man go. We can't." None of this could be real, but Claire couldn't let William become a monster all over again. For the Sherry of this world's sake, she just couldn't.
"But we can't hurt him. We can't give him a reason to infect himself!" She shot forward as she spoke the last sentence, the MP5 in her hand out and ready to threaten William and his wife. Claire didn't notice the third person in the room-- A guard, it looked like-- until she'd rushed inside. Claire's eyes went wide at the sight of them and pulled one of her pistols out with a deft movement, so that she had both arms extended, one aimed at the guard, one aimed at the two researchers.
"I need William to come with me!" she cried, her face conveying a calm that Claire internally lacked at the moment.
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