Claudia left her husband's side shortly after Ishade and Ghost appeared to inform them of important news. She giggles to herself as she heard Ulric berate them for just doing their jobs. She knew that he meant well, and wouldn't harm them he if he threatened to for she knew well enough that he need them. She made her way down the long corridor to the large production kitchen where she joined the kitchen staff that had been hard at work for at least the last couple of hours making the dinner for the compound. She greeted them warmly, and looked over what was being prepared for tonight's dinner. Proper nutrition was important to Claudia, and seeing as how none of her co-workers in the infirmary wanted the task of making sure that everyone received such a thing this task also fell into her hands. Claudia wasn't upset about this though as she knew that marrying the leader of Thanatos Instinct would mean that she would that she would have to take up many different tasks to help maintain the things that Ulric couldn't. Not that he didn't have the heart to deal with people he just lacked the skills was all. After giving final approval to the kitchen staff, and taking three small containers for herself, they placed everything into serving dishes, and then onto carts to wheel out to everyone who was starting to gather in the commons room in the living quarters.
Claudia however, had another, more somber task to take care of. She grabbed a set of keys from her bag and headed into the pantry room. There wasn't much in the pantry, but there was a large box with a padlock that contained a few special items in it. She didn't like getting into this box, and even more so with others around because it had been now known as the 'Death Box,' but Claudia preferred the name 'Sweet Relief.' The box contained candy and sweets that was still intact, and more than edible. The only time a member of Thanatos Instint got anything of the sort was when it was their last day had arrived. It was Claudia's way of bringing peace to the person who would be taken by the virus sometime that night while everyone slept. It hurt her to know down to the day when someone would be leaving them based off their symptoms, but it was a task that she knew she must attend to knowing that she would be a puddle of tears in Ulric's arms when they went off to bed.
She grabbed several small strawberry candies from the box knowing that patient would just adore them. Quietly she made her way to the scouts room, and gently let herself in. There in the small room was a young man laying helplessly in his bed waiting for death to be kind to him, and end his pain. Claudia greeted the man, and sat next to him in a small chair. She handed him his dinner with a soft smile as her propped himself up on the bed, and greeted her with a weak voice. They talked while he ate his dinner like they had over the last several nights. Once he was done Claudia took his container and threw it away, and then instead of telling him goodnight like she had in the past she back down next to him taking the small candies from her bag, and placed them gently in his hands.
"So......This is it?" The young man asked softly while looking down at the candies in his hand. She figured that he was mostly asking this to himself, but nodded and gave a soft yes in return. The man sighed heavily, but smiled at the candies as he slowly unwrapped them. He noted how cute they were, and even reminisced on the day that he found them while on a scouting expedition for different supplies for the compound. He noted how sweet they where, and tasted nothing like strawberries, but loved them none the less. They spent several hours taking about his different expeditions, and the things he found, and the projects he helped with. He was a rather handy man, and had learned to to many things in his short life. All of which he was more than happy to share with her. Soon it came time for her to take her leave, and join Ulric in their room for dinner. She hugged the man one last time, and said goodbye before walking over to the door.
"Claudia.....thank you for everything....you are too kind for this world." She heard him just barely breath out as she had her hand on the doorknob. Holding back tears she thanked him for everything he had done for the compound, and then left.
She quickly made her way down to her's and Ulric's room holding back her tears the entire way down. Once she got there she swung the door open, and slammed it behind her making her way to their bed. She plopped her bag next to the bed, and placed her's and Ulric's dinner on the small nightstand, and then collapsed onto the bed, and finally allowed the tears to pour from her eyes.
