Probably to change mind through humor and exaggeration. :)
Well the mood is definitely not peaceful because it says they are in pain. It is not exciting because something bad is happening. It is not cheerful because they are in pain so it has to be oppressive means to be overwhelmed.<span>
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I think C stresses the the point of the storm missing a certain area better most specifically. Mostly because it gives the direction that it headed after skipping a certain sector.
Their giggling began to fade when they were taken around the wards.
A. The narrator constantly struggles between a dreamlike state and reality.
