Say, "What do you mean?"
"My roommate just told me that someone's let a poisonous snake
loose in the main hall and that everyone's in terror of being
bitten!" the girl exclaims.
"Has anyone actually seen this snake?" you ask, feeling a
little suspicious.
"No, but everyone swears it's there!"
"OK," you say, "so why isn't there an evacuation going
on right now?"
"Oh, there is," she says. "Don't you hear it?"
Indeed, you hear the frantic sounds of people rushing from the
building then. Ms. Fishburn panics and dashes out, too, leaving your
group alone in her office.
"Come on, girls...let's get out of here...whether the snake rumor
is true or not, poison is nothing to fool around with," Mr.
Anderson advises. Rosa, Bridget, and Nurse Johnson all agree and head
out with him.
"Maria, aren't you coming?" Rosa turns back to ask.
"No, not yet," you say. "There's something fishy about
this snake story, I can feel it. I'll be along soon."
You then...
"What do you mean?" you gasp.
