Sakai’s taxi deposits him outside of Section 6 of Ku 2, the Medical Services Ward. He lets the car door close itself, and lengthening his stride, he waves himself past the monitors and down the long hall to room 236.
What if he’s too late? He was just here yesterday morning, and Kenji Yamada, the sick and dying Chief of Colonization, was finally beginning to show improvement. Color had returned to his face, and brain activity was increased. Sakai left the hospital feeling confident Yamada would be out of his coma in only a few days.