Jiao at St. Elizabeth's, flanked by nurse and aide - Amina, alone, in the foreground, from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth

Watching ants work, young boy's perspective, from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth

Boy feels for dead chick eaten by ants, from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth

Empathy drives autistic boy to piss himself, from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth

St. Elizabeth's sleeps, "Don't be afraid," from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth

Fallen angel of Mercy implores autistic boy, from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth

Fallen angel of Mercy entices patients at St. Elizabeth's, from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth

Fallen angel of Mercy is interrupted by girl's best friend, from the comic book series: THE FLOOD ~ a salvation myth