029 - audio/action

[tapestodiane]

Diane ... fever still high.

[Oh hi there Coop - been pretty quiet on the network lately, haven't you? And go figure that this time, it's a mistake to adress it anyway. But he's feverish enough not to question the fact that he's speaking into his Gear, not his usual audio recorder. He sounds tired and weak and somewhat scratchy, and like he has minor trouble articulating the words.]

Persistant pain and soreness in my back and ... [Lengthy, troubled pause.] ... I have to say, Diane, whatever these things are, they're causing me a lot of trouble.

Skin still turning rusty, although thankfully not in a literal sense. The patterns are similar to Lichtenberg figures, but I can't ...

[Trails off. Sighs.]

I find it difficult to think like this, much less speculate. Buddha once said that the mind can't be strong and clear if the body isn't kept in good health, but this is an illness I don't know how to fight.

I believe perhaps some air would do me good.


[ACTION for Ecruteak; He's out in the rain. For once, he's dressed very casually - t-shirt and jeans, actually - but that's not the most eye-catching thing right now. Like many others, he's got Symptoms. And his are of the Level 5 Fire variety. Skin is a mottled brown-red hue down his back and shoulders and upper arms, that are also lined with darker, feathery lines. Entei's influence is clear in the broken mask on his face and spikes down his back. He's not particularly happy ... but at least he's not the only one looking abnormal.]

Comments

[Action]

[foolishwren]

... Does... does that happen to everybody who gets it?

_{[She says this as she absentmindedly reaches up to rub the water from her shoulders. They sizzle at the contact.]}

[Action]

[tapestodiane]

Not that I can tell, so far.

_{[He watches that motion and there's a slight mirror in the way he keeps rubbing his face, the skin stretched oddly and irritated from the alien things that quite certainly do NOT belong.]}

Whatever "it" is. Or "this", I suppose.

[Action]

[foolishwren]

_{[She swallows hard. If there's anything that scares Heather beyond belief, it's the thought of something changing and warping your body without your wanting it. Without permission. Not that it's... exactly the same as the things she's been through, but it hits close enough.]}

... We have the shittiest luck, don't we.

_{[Oh Heather. You have no idea.]}