Ignore it and just go talk with Ben
From Create Your Own Story
You go back and knock on Ben's door. He opens it, looking at you somewhat suspiciously. "Can I help you?"
"May I come in, please?" You give him your most charming smile.
His look softens. "Well, okay, I guess." He pulls the door open all the way and you enter, seating yourself in a chair. Ben sits on his bed. "Marina, right?"
"Yes. Marina Brier."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Brier."
"Just call me Marina, or Rina. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about..."
"The zombie army? I guess Jack already called me a conspiracy nut..."
"Well, he didn't say 'nut.' I just wanted to ask you what you thought. No judging, just asking."
"Well, I've been saying for years that zombies are real, and...um, I've kind of been proven right."
"But the government creating a zombie army? You have no proof of that."
"Who else would have the resources to pull off something like that?"
"Maybe it just happened. Maybe no one created them," you say. "Anyway, I can see that neither of us is going to change the other's mind, so let's just agree to disagree, okay?"
"Sure. Whatever."
You talk with Ben for a few more minutes about other subjects, finding him surprisingly normal when he's not on the zombie conspiracy issue. He seems harmless enough, but you never know, you think. You'll keep an eye on him.
You then excuse yourself, planning to go talk with Lissette and Kevin, but a series of thumps and crashes from downstairs changes your plans. Racing down the steps, you follow the sounds into a side room. You gasp in shock at what you see.
Holly and Annabelle are on the floor, Holly sitting on top of the other woman with her hands clamped tightly around her throat. Annabelle, with the last of her strength, grabs a vase and smashes it into Holly's head. Holly crumples to the carpet like a rag doll.
Annabelle stands up slowly, breathing heavily. "What happened here?" you demand.
"She...she accused me of trying to seduce Jack, trying to steal him away from her. I tried to tell her that was crazy, but she just went nuts and started strangling me."
You shake your head. "How could that be? You all seemed so close..."
"We were. Maybe too close. Holly got the wrong idea and well..."
"So what now?"
"Could you go find Jack and tell him what happened? I'll check on Holly. Even though she went nuts on me, I'm still a nurse." You look down at Holly. She has a nasty lump on her head, but she's still breathing. You hesitate.
"You don't trust me," says Annabelle.
"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I trust me more," you say slowly. "So were you?"
"Was I what?"
"Trying to seduce Jack."
"Of course not, Rina!"
You take a deep breath, trying to decide what to do next.
