[She's not quite that dense or foolish, Makie thinks. Whether she agrees with that last statement or no, she shakes her head.]

It's not about taking care of myself. [Who is Ami, anyway? A doctor?] It's infectious. [So many people live here.] I don't want to be responsible for anyone else becoming ill. Not...like this.

[She refuses to be a burden. If she stays, that's all she'll become.]