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[gluestick]

[ The video clicks on to show Newt, but he doesn't really seem focused on the device at all. Staring past it, eyes clouded with... something. The feed jerks around sporadically from shaking hands, and Newt looks filthy on screen, like he's been in one too many fights that he may not have won, covered in dirt and grime, blood and wounds.

After a minute of this, his eyes snap to the screen, clearing with recognition, remembering what he'd turned it on for in the first place. ]

Sorry, I- I'm... not well. I've got the Flare and it's getting worse. [ A deep breath, and he's dragging a trembling hand through his hair. ]

I think I'm contagious, and that means you're all infected unless... there's people called Munies- [ his expression sours at the term ] Immunes, shanks that don't get sick with it. Don't know if they exist here, you're better off going to a hospital, getting tested for disease or somethin'.

Just- for God's sake, don't bloody breathe on anyone until you do or we'll all be dead.


[ private to housemates & castmates ]

I'm not coming back. Don't look for me this time, it's better this way.

[ ooc| this is newt's announcement for the flaring up plot! commence mass hysteria and crank outbreaks and all that fun stuff

eta: here is a catch-all log for plot shenanigans, if you so desire! ]

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[kinesia]

[ That just seems wrong. Newt is the one that's sick. He should be with the doctors. This city has a place for the sick, doesn't it? In the Train, they had an area for that. It hadn't exactly been quarantine, but it had been the closest thing to it. ]

but youre out there somewhere

youre spreading it anyway . come home newt

we arent scared . im not scared

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[gluestick]

You haven't gotten it yet. Bloody great, this is a hell of a time to be ahead of you shanks. Don't worry about it, you weren't gonna listen to it anyway.

[ He sounds worn out, like he's fighting a losing battle against himself, and really that's just it. He's losing himself and it's exhausting to try to keep his head about him. ]

Not on me, Tommy. Just... leave me alone, alright? Let's say our good-byes again and be done with it.

[gluestick]

So you'd rather let them run rampant? Are you crazy?

[Audio, private]

[hands4healing]

Right now, it's likely I'm contagious. If my body starts working properly...if the healing power starts working, I mean. There's a possibility.

I'm...really angry.

[gluestick]

No, it's- I'm not near anyone. I'm not spreading it if it's just me. I can't go back to Heropa, not like this. I'm sorry, Grey. This is how it's gonna be, I'm not changing my mind.

[Audio, private]

[gluestick]

And you aren't usually? Angry like that, I mean?

[ He drags a hand through his hair, letting out a slow breath. He'd hoped he was worrying for nothing, that everyone would be fine and it'd just be him. ] So it is spreading. This is the worst buggin' outcome I could think of.

I'm sorry, I'm really... if your healing works, you should talk to Thomas. He might be able to do something with that, I dunno. The guy's a genius, was working on the cure with WICKED before, so...

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[brushoff]

And therein lies the problem. Fear's a better motivator than you realize. Scaring them might get things done.

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[munies]

What happens when we find the cure. How are we supposed to find you if you're out in the middle of nowhere?

[darwinatrix]

After we block off all the routes out? Yes. We save who we can and let the infected die off, if need be.

[kinesia]

then where ?

[ Where could he go that isn't near anyone? The thought of that is a form of horror to Grey, who has spent his whole life surrounded by crowds. Newt's talking about the direct opposite of that. ]

do you have food ? water ?

are you safe ?

[ Especially after a message like this. The people of Heropa surely won't take kindly to the announcement that they'd all been infected. ]

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[enustari]

[Oh, Heropa. She relaxes a little.]

I haven't been there in days.

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[braided_icarus]

It's okay. I mean, if anger is one of the symptoms and you're infected, it makes sense. Any idea on how to treat or cure it? Was there a cure back home? Maybe with the people that are immune, if we use them to try make a vaccine or something?

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[glowsferatu]

Can you really know that, with absolute certainty? Can anyone really be confident that you won't spread it anywhere else, especially when you've just admitted to having put it all around the city already?

[ because if he's going to be so defensive, act like it's about nothing more than him, then guilt may be her only way to get him to respond. it would work with her, if she were in his position. ]

Don't be daft, Newt. This problem has suddenly gotten very big, and you're as much a part of it as any of us.

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[thephix]

I never get sick.

[What she doesn't realize is that she already is sick, she just hasn't checked her body for the virus yet.

That's going to be fun.]

And if you'd rather a quick death...

[She can do that.]

[ferrisbuellean]

They gotta get someone to you. Try and help. I'm pretty sure even this place isn't gonna let a kid die alone. Besides, they need the sick like you to uh, I dunno, experiment on...?

[inmyothertights]

What happens when someone wanders too close?

This is bad idea, I think you know that.

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[glitchinthesystem]

Isn't that just as bad though? Walking around when you might be sick to get tested? How long does it take? It's probably just better if people stay inside until they know they are sick.

[Audio, private]

[hands4healing]

No, not usually angry unless someone does something remarkably stupid.

[Like, you know, be contagious and walking through an entire city. Not that she blames him, he probably didn't know.

Still.]

I'm talking to a lot of people. Well, listening to a lot of people yell at my boyfriend for him wanting to help me.

[Her voice becomes more gutteral as she speaks.]

[wonk]

Dude I'm curing you too, Gintendo needs a stable family life. Can you imagine if he lost his dad?

I mean I guess you'd just come back to life and we could cure you then, but still.

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[standardization]

I was there yesterday, I—[How does she get checked? Asami doesn't like not being able to complete her sentences, but the words catch in her throat.]

Will the doctors in De Chima be able to recognize it?

[iwatobi]

Where are you?

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[tardily]

It's their job. I understand not wanting to inconvenience people but hospitals are there to do precisely this sort of thing. Maybe not with this particular disease but they're not there just for show.

[ Barry ends up scrunching up his face a little, because while that's a good thing to hear, it's still not the best. ] Yet. No offense. [ Moving on! ] All the more reason to get to a hospital. They can give you something to keep you from breathing on anyone even if you're close.

[ ...Hold on. ] You mean like upgraded horror version of rabies? Those are sort of rabies symptoms, even if you don't know what rabies is.

[Private]

[runout]

[ He wants to give him a snappy comeback, a quick "shows what you know", but he can't. Not after that last bit of begging which cuts at him.

But not enough for him to acknowledge Newt's request. ]

That's a load of klunk. The way it should be is me and Thomas there for you no matter what happens.

[schrader]

You mean until you eventually wander to civilization? Not a great plan, and you gotta think of yourself, too. Like you said there's probably a fix, and it might be found in time.

You gonna give this same advice to anybody else infected? Just run out into the woods like dogs do? You're not a dog, you're a kid, so let someone help you. Doesn't have to be me. Just anyone, Jesus.

[lackey]

I'll bother if I wanna... [But he only manages to mumble that because whoa, dude, that laugh. Yeah, that's... that's seriously not good.]

Well... Well, maybe you're just... a little touched in the head or something, I don't know... [Unless going crazy is part of the disease. Shit.]

You, uh... you thought about maybe diggin' a big hole, stickin' yourself in it for a while? Just keepin' the... shuck... away from everybody? That's probably what I'd do.