(Brian, not brain) thankfully the bugs avoid the shaft, perhaps an air current keeps them down? i find it a little unbelievable that they can’t fly UP. (Hard to picture) But I’m glad you gave Dakota a break.

Thanks Elsha. I decided to keep the ‘Brain’ and make it the nickname she calls him, like ‘kotah is what he calls her. (Probably a bad idea, right?)
I also added ’straight’ to the insect’s flight pattern. I think wasps can be trapped in upside-down glass jars, because they can’t fly straight down (like an airplane vs. a helicopter), so I was going off of that idea. (I love science.)

ah, they can circle up.. she’d better close the grate just to be safe..

also, she is bleeding, and swollen, or swelling as the poison from the stings takes effect.. and still able to climb.. must be some adrenaline!

the fact that you made Brian her brother is interesting, i think we need to define his role here sometime.. why is he not with her, and how old is he, and is he in trouble for sending the robot, risking his own life to help his sis..

I left the door open so that a sequeler could have something follow her through, following the trail of blood. What could be better than to have a swelling heroine battle an enlarging insect while she fights to find an antidote?

To make it even more complicated; I made it that Brian was her boyfriend but recently has become her stepbrother!