[ Altman half drops, half places Dave's body on the floor, then turns around and empties the contents of his stomach onto the rug. It's a minute or two before he stops retching, and even then he still shakes. ]

I-- He looks like they did before they started moving again. The dead people. Back in the crater. The things they turned into-- The bodies looked like that just before it happened.

[ He spits, trying to clear his mouth, then wipes his face with his sleeve. ]

I've never blacked out unless someone hit me or drugged me first. I just... The Marker makes you see people. People you love. The ones who've died. I haven't seen them since I came here, but there are dreams. I keep dreaming I'm back there. Back in the sub when he goes insane. Back in the chair with Krax. That's all. Nothing else.