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exsilium MODS ([personal profile] initiates) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2013-06-07 10:39 pm

Epidemic Exsilium: Stage Two

Date & Time: June 8th - June 14th
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: Anyone participating in hunting down the sleeper agents; anyone participating in taking care of the ill, or being ill themselves.
Summary: Stage Two of the Super Virus Epidemic strikes; sleeper agents of the United Earth are revealed.
Warnings: Illness, violence, needles. (Those IVs, man!)

Sniffles and coughs aren't unusual during the spring, with people combating allergies even in the far future, and colds being as present as always. But with more and more people falling ill, and none responding to antibiotics, things are starting to get worrying.

The first death is of an infant, on the night of the 7th. It's not the only one: three more are recorded not long after. It's unknown about the state of patients who never presented for medical assistance. Those familiar with viral infections fear the worse, especially as the usually healthy demographic starts arriving, coughing and displaying symptoms of the same sort of illness.

If that's not enough out among the natives, the Initiative has received its own information and insight into the true nature of the virus. "Wasmannian" Agents, spies of the Initiative in the United Earth, have reported back information at great cost to their security in their undercover positions. There is a super virus headed your way. They've been shipping it in to the island since December 3312. These are the manifests. We've deciphered most the code-names. Good luck.

Now the Initiative turns to the Transports for additional manpower to hunt down the United Earth's sleeper agents, pick up the shipments of the virus, and track down its physical origins in order to do something to stop the impending decimation of Exsilium's population.

Things are getting scary. It's a sick, sad world out there. Where are you, in the middle of it all?
flashmaiden: (but i've got you to keep me warm)

[personal profile] flashmaiden 2013-06-12 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Rise!

[Cheria quickens her approach, reaching out to put a hand on her shoulder. Rise doesn't look well. It looks a lot like the other patient's she's seen already. Her expression is worried as she presses her free hand to Rise's forehead.]

Are you alright? You look terrible!
therealrisette: (Sigh...)

[personal profile] therealrisette 2013-06-18 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ordinarily, she'd snap back, jokingly of course, at being told she "looks terrible". But she doesn't feel up to it now.]

I'm okay... [The small coughing fit that follows is trying very hard to prove her wrong. And the fact that she's leaning a bit on Cheria doesn't help, either.]

Better than the others, at least...

[At least she's still standing. If barely.]
flashmaiden: (that you needed a change)

[personal profile] flashmaiden 2013-06-21 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Cheria moves to put her arm around her to help steady her.]

You won't be if you push yourself like this! You should be resting. Have you been taking any medicine at all?
therealrisette: (Kinda worried here)

[personal profile] therealrisette 2013-06-21 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
N-no...

[There really are so many people that are worse off, or at least she thinks so. She thought maybe if she could fight through it that'd mean more medicine and things for the people that really need it.

Suddenly, Rise jerks up an arm to cover her mouth, just in time for a wheezing cough. Ugh, she feels so gross right now... but still...]


I'll be fine. [She very weakly protests. Even though so many things are proving her wrong. Like how tightly she's clinging to Cheria right now.] ... I'll stop going to work and stay home and rest, okay?

[As much as she doesn't want Cheria to leave her alone, she doesn't want to worry her, either...]
flashmaiden: art by ホーリィ (bring myself to say it loud)

[personal profile] flashmaiden 2013-07-02 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely not! You need medical attention, Rise. This illness is really serious, you know?

[She doesn't want to tell Rise that people are on ventilators because of it. That people are even dying because their lungs are drowning.

She digs through her pocket for a tissue and holds it out to Rise to clean her mouth.]


Come on, I'm sure we have room at the hospital or clinic for you. I'll be your doctor, if you want.
therealrisette: (Quietly concerned)

[personal profile] therealrisette 2013-07-05 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[God, she feels so disgusting right now. She gratefully accepts the tissue and does what she can to make herself at least some semblance of presentable again.]

But some people aren't even getting sick...

[She knows she's not one of them, obviously, but maybe she's luckier than the people that are really getting it bad? Maybe it won't get much worse?

... Okay, even she knows that's a weak reason not to get medical attention at all. And she trusts Cheria, at least... even if she doesn't know who else to trust.

So Cheria doesn't even have to react before Rise starts to give in.]


...... Promise?

[She coughs again into the tissue, and gives a quiet groan. She hates this stupid disease, or whatever it is...]
flashmaiden: (there's one thing on my mind)

[personal profile] flashmaiden 2013-07-09 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
That's true, but you are, so you need to take care of yourself first.

[Cheria gives her a reassuring smile, resting a hand on her shoulder.]

I promise. I'll be with you as much as you need me, okay? I'll take good care of you.
therealrisette: (Who's there?)

[personal profile] therealrisette 2013-07-11 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rise's about ready to relent, but begins to look worried as another thought crosses her mind.]

But... what if you get sick?!

[Suddenly, panic mode! Should Cheria be this close to her?! ... Not that Rise has the strength to push her away. She can barely walk on her own without Cheria's support. Why did she even come out today?]

Shouldn't you be more careful...?

[She's not even wearing a face mask!]
flashmaiden: (i'm out of mind)

[personal profile] flashmaiden 2013-07-14 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be alright! I've been fine so far and I've been helping since it started. I think it's because of Sophie that I don't really get sick like this much anymore.

[Cheria waves her free hand to dismiss the concern. She's been feeling fine all this time.]

Now come on, we need to get you into a hospital room and get you started on some medicine.
Edited 2013-07-14 10:50 (UTC)
therealrisette: (Quietly concerned)

[personal profile] therealrisette 2013-07-16 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rise seems to relax again, very gradually, as Cheria explains. As long as she's sure she'll be alright...]

...... Okay.

[Her voice comes out even weaker this time, and she slumps even more against Cheria. She kept trying to fight it by herself for as long as she could, but now... there's no point in even pretending she can anymore. She just lets Cheria lead her, holding on to her tightly.]