[Viridi chokes a little bit more as she wipes her mouth and stares at the fluids in mild horror.]

...This has never happened before. Ulp --

[With some effort, she chokes back another heave.]

Everything feels so... heavy. My children... They're not with me anymore.

[Whatever that's supposed to mean, it's obvious that the answer to Otome's question is 'terrible'. As they progress down the pathway, she reaches out towards the plants springing out from the wall; her fingers shrink back as they fail to respond to her touch.]

...Where's the little guy?