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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! ]

Comments

[gluestick]

I can't trust myself around people right now, can't be sure I won't try to attack someone if they come at me. [ Somewhere at the back of his mind he knows he needs to be hospitalized, knows he shouldn't deal with this on his own. But he's already given up. ]

It's too late for me, but maybe... I dunno, I don't want it to be too late for anybody else. If it can be suspended in others, than that's just fine. But it won't do you any good to suspend a Crank beyond the Gone, they're already- too aggressive, unpredictable.

[kreiastophe]

You sound to have plenty reasoning ability to me.

[He clears his throat, trying for a calm, steady voice.]

Newt, isn't it? Newt, for your own safety, and the safety of others, you need to let the authorities intervene. Whatever it is you turn into out there, it sounds... dangerous, and you could easily wander into town or be stumbled upon by someone if you're 'beyond the gone'.

They'll be well equipped to deal with you. You can even specify what will be needed to ensure you're safely contained.

[gluestick]

It comes and goes, man- sometimes I feel alright. [ He drags his hands through his hair, frowning. ] But the smallest things are settin' me off, and I can't control when it happens. One second I'm myself, and the next I'm- I don't even know what I'm doin'.

[ He barks a sharp laugh, shaking his head and it jerks a little more than it would normally. ]

I don't even know what would safely contain me. My world's idea of quarantine was tossing all the Cranks in a town together to let them kill each other or waste away, whichever happens first.