Under the Skin Summary

Jason describes his symptoms, which seem to be getting worse by the day. Tyler asks him to come to the clinic for a physical exam, but Jason says that even though he wants to go, he cannot even walk. Tyler diagnoses Jason with a case of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). He says that the disease is generally treatable with a cocktail of drugs, but in some cases, there are complications and no remedy. Afraid of his father's reaction, Jason asks Tyler to give him a drug cocktail that will make him behave somewhat normally until a cure can be found.

Tyler and his friend Jason discuss the Spin for a while. It has been known for a while that if the protective membrane were removed, the rays of the decayed Sun would quickly make life on Earth impossible. They both...