[Voice]

[espigeonage]

[Backdated to early Sunday morning. Julien still sounds a little thick-voiced, but better than he did.]

False alarm. I don't have the human-killer plague.

The doctor says I have something genetically tailored or engineered or - [He sneezes softly, non-dramatically] whatever to be super virulent, but it's specifically meant to not hurt humans. Probably won't hurt anyone else too unless they have this particular chromosomal thing, like apparently I do now. Not XY, ZZ. Dunno how it works. [This is the chromosomal system of birds and a few others. Females are ZW.]

Also younger-Alex's thing isn't related and also not gonna go rampant. And we're kind of out of it still but probably not going to die and we don't have to stay here. So there's that. [sniiiff]

Still, it's... good to have a plan in case the pulses do uh... give me Sumatera some day. God the future... that future, I mean, past-2070 future, it's pretty fucked up.

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[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

Thank goodness. I would have been pissed if you guys kicked it...

[[and that is putting it mildly.]]

[espigeonage]

Heh... I'm honored to hear that.

[he's recovered enough to have some of his sense of humor, apparently.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Kid has issues with people dying on him and he actually likes you guys.]]

Means you can be sick in the comfort of your own home, huh?

[espigeonage]

Guess so. He's absolutely sure it won't hit humans, anyway. So, there's that.

Voice;

[searchforpeace]

[A sigh of relief goes here.]

Thank goodness. I'm sorry to hear you're ill though.

[espigeonage]

Double-goodness combo, huh? Thanks.

I'll get better. The fever's gone already anyway, I'm just kind of spacy right now.

[searchforpeace]

People were worried, it can't be helped.

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[destinedforrock]

Oh, well, thank goodness. [It's quick and emphatic.] ...Do rest well - Sir Julien.

You, and Alex, and -- Alex, and Banagher, all; such a terrible fright!

[espigeonage]

Triple thank goodness combo. [He fakes a brief laugh, tired-sounding but warm.] Y'all should be friends based on that alone. ...wow, I am tired if I'm saying y'all.

Yeah. I'm sorry I had to worry everyone that much.

[destinedforrock]

[A triple thank goodness combo, it was - didn't strike her as she used those exact words. A beat. After which she does not laugh, but does give a bittersweet "Hmm".]

Now now, dear, clearly it wasn't for nothing; you are still ill, aren't you? You poor thing. [Said lightheartedly, but not insincerely - it did sound as if he was distinctly sick, and it had to bring into bloom what was a much more, again, terrible fright.]

voice;

[skycutter]

Wait, ZZ? [You just pinged the bird fan.]

That's a system for animals, like some fish, birds, and reptiles.

[espigeonage]

[D: dnw anything to do with the possibility of turning into a bird]

...ah. Well. The other me, I don't actually know his name, you know, but he's gone by the Apostle of the Violet Rose before, because for all I know he's the love interest in a shoujo manga, he's very very not human.

'scuse me. [Soft sneeze. Birds have very casual sounding, non-dramatic sneezes.]

[skycutter]

So you're... changing into a bird, a reptile or a fish?

That's... okay. I've heard of animals talking around here but people turning into animals?

[Sorry Julien. He just did that for you.]

voice;

[metalbent]

Uh, doesn't that mean your entire body is failing like, basic biology?

Good job.

[espigeonage]

I'm increasingly other-than-human, I guess weird genes are part of that! Heh...

[metalbent]

You can't just have made-up genes because you're not human.

[ ...Although she just scanned the other replies with her reader, and Miles' fills her in. Kinda. ]

Or...not made up. Okay, I guess carry on.

voice;

[hollowleg]

[Shiro doesn't feel too well himself, but he DOES sound relieved]

Thank god.

But uh... YOU'RE not gonna die, are you...?

[espigeonage]

I'll be fine! [probably, he thinks, and blows his nose] Apparently the issue isn't so much that it's doing stuff to me, but like, my body freaked out at all the virus suddenly up in here. Kind of like an allergic reaction, but my body's adjusting. ...probably explaining it wrong. Heh... Still kinda out of it.

[hollowleg]

Well, whatever. I'm thankful that you're not gonna die and that we're not ALL gonna die.

[voice]

[peacefulwinter]

You... have no idea how relieved I am to h-hear this. I'm glad you and the others are all right.

[Julien doesn't have some kind of monster virus to kill us all, he isn't going to die, Banagher isn't in danger... it's like Christmas!]

...If I may, though? I think I did read s-something about that chromosomal thing you talked about. I'm sure someone else has mentioned it... but it's a property of certain a-animal species. So... there's that. [How do you tell someone they're not human anymore...?]

[espigeonage]

Hahh... Well, thank you. So are we, trust me.

[he shouldn't have brought up the chromosomes people will get the wrong idea... Julien makes sure his voice is gentle and he doesn't sound defensive.]

...Yeah. I know, the other me isn't human. By now I'm really not too, in a bunch of ways. Except in the metaphorical sense, I hope.

[peacefulwinter]

Mm... that's right. I don't... know you well, but as far as I'm concerned... you're human in the ways that matter. Whatever happens, you're still o-one of us. Something like "not being human" won't change that. I'm s-sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it. I'm... sure I don't need to tell you what your own pulses mean.

[ text / iphone ] sorry for the late tag-in!;;

[allinvein]

Very, very happy to hear that you and the others are (relatively) okay. Also very happy to hear that we won't be getting wiped out. ;)

Anything we can do about your current bug? I could bring you a few extra boxes of tissues if need be.

<3

[espigeonage]

Hah... yeah, that's good news, considering.

I plan to sleep! A lot. But more tissue can't hurt.

[allinvein]

I'll bring some over--the lotioned sort. Couldn't hurt, yeah?

Were you able to get any medication for your illness, or will you just have to wait it out?