gluestick: (and you knelt beside my hope torn heart)
Newt ₓ Group A, Subject A5. The Glue. ([personal profile] gluestick) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2015-04-18 09:58 am

03 video.

[ 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! ]
rathercommon: (angry and intent)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ wh...at... ]

What do you mean - don't breathe on anyone? This - Is this the disease from Thomas' world? The one that makes people go mad?
kinesia: (i n n o c e n t)

[personal profile] kinesia 2015-04-18 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What are you talking about? If you're sick they have to help you! ]

you have to come back

what will happen to you ?
rathercommon: (are you FUCKING KIDDING)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you -

[ She catches her breath, and snaps out - ]

Shit -

[ And then, fighting down her panic, she spits out - ]

This disease. Is it magical? Is it at all magical.
kinesia: (t h i n k i n g)

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[personal profile] kinesia 2015-04-18 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He turns the video on, not that it'll do anything other than let you see his face. He still has to text. ]

no but you cant die !

we wont let you . you have to come back so we can help you newt
rathercommon: (stressed out)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
It's - I'm immune to magic. I'm immune to lots of stuff, but - Magic, absolutely.

[ But not diseases. Not normal diseases. She's been laid up with the 'flu more than once, had mumps when she was little - So would she be all right with this? Is it worth taking a chance? Her stomach twists with terror at the mere idea of going mad, violent, turning into some crazed killer because she overestimated her ability to survive - ]

Is it...superhuman in any way. Did the government make it, or...
kinesia: (a n g r y)

[personal profile] kinesia 2015-04-18 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That can't be true. It can't. Grey shakes his head wildly. ]

no there has to be help .

i was dead before i was here . if i could come back you can be saved

where are you ??
brushoff: this icon hides the armor.  c: (eee tiny smile)

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[personal profile] brushoff 2015-04-18 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't breathe on anyone? That sounds like terrible advice. [ whereas Dorian's just metaphorically popcorn.gif this whole affair. ]
munies: (o95)

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[personal profile] munies 2015-04-18 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
What? [ she's blurting out a protest before she really even thinks about it. which is A Thing. A Thing she'll think about later. ]

No way, not an option. You- We have some time, right? A little time, at least? We can't help you if you leave us right now.
ferrisbuellean: (07)

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[personal profile] ferrisbuellean 2015-04-18 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[That kid does not look healthy.]

The hell is Flare?
standardization: (i suppose i cannot fault you for that.)

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[personal profile] standardization 2015-04-18 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[As someone who's been in an uncharacteristically bad mood this morning, this doesn't help. Asami tries to muster up her typical empathy, though, before she responds.]

Nothing you've said ... really makes any sense. What do you mean? [An edge creeps into her voice there.]
inmyothertights: (Billy - sad brown eyes)

[personal profile] inmyothertights 2015-04-18 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you been the see you know, a doctor?

Like if this is something that we have to quarantine, it might be something to think about? There are a lot of people here who can't get sick-
inmyothertights: (Billy - hey guys come on)

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[personal profile] inmyothertights 2015-04-18 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Kitty, don't.
rathercommon: (attentive)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She assumes that he's objecting to the last part of that question. So she shoves her hair out of her face and says: ]

I'm not asking because I'm being paranoid or - looking for some reason to hate his government or something. It's just - I've also got some immunity to things that are just not found in nature. So if it's superhuman - supernatural - whatever the word would be, then I might be able to handle sick people safely.
inmyothertights: (Billy - He doesn't look like Jesus)

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[personal profile] inmyothertights 2015-04-18 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[No, he's objecting to her throwing herself in peril.]

Yeah, but if you're not, and the cure is something only powers can fix, you're screwed, and also, a vector.
rathercommon: (nauseated)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She looks down and bites her lip. That's...a good point. ]

I...Yeah, that's - true. I guess. But -

[ She looks up. ]

This disease completely destroyed their world. Completely destroyed it. We can't let that happen to this one.

[ Is that a counterargument? No? Well, if she says that passionately enough, maybe he won't notice. ]
inmyothertights: (Billy - balled into a fist)

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[personal profile] inmyothertights 2015-04-18 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
No, we can't.

But you're not the one to fix it.
rathercommon: (tired)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
But -

[ Weakly: ]

If I've got immunity...
inmyothertights: (Billy - smokey the superhero)

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[personal profile] inmyothertights 2015-04-18 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Your immunity is as much a liability as it is an asset. If this were fighting someone who belched flames at people I'd say go for it. But I bet you still get sick, right?

Don't do it. There's going to be someone out there like Wolverine who really can't get sick and they're going to be more help than you can be.
rathercommon: (sort of devastated)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's...

Completely right. Completely and utterly right. She swallows hard. ]


Yeah.

[ But - ]

I'm finding some other way to help, though.
inmyothertights: (Billy - demiurge)

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[personal profile] inmyothertights 2015-04-18 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure. Sure, you can find another way to help.

Just don't get near anyone who's sick.
rathercommon: (attentive)

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[personal profile] rathercommon 2015-04-18 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[ A hesitation. ]

Is there anything you're able to do?

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