[text; BACKDATED to friday] eridan's guide to ignoring symptoms

[uncodlyawwesome]

wwoww
humans havve no actual immune system do they
they jus tkind a let bacteria an infections an whatevver run rampant in their systems an just think oh no
looks like im sick
thatll go awway righ
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thats kind a the shittiest attitude to take about sickness so do me a favvor as a nonhuman havvin to deal wwith the fact that it pretty much s mells like death around here lately
go to the medbay or something if you havvent already



howw are the people in that smiley deathtrap doin by the wway any updates there
i havent ben paying a lot a attention


[Eridan is... very sick. And has been pretty much unsighted since the sickness thing started. But he's not above pretending he's fine, in an attempt to... idk, I guess this is what he does when he wants to check in on people or reassure them that he's fine? Maybe this is just a pity party. Or maybe he really has no idea what he's doing.]

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[51stcentury]

It's not gonna do me any good if I go through all of this only to find everyone I wanted to find the cure for is dead from it either. [He's trying hard not to be harsh about it, but his voice is firm. He's not kidding around here, Eridan, this is life and death]

How bad is it, Eridan? Because I've seen this thing progress. And people didn't sound as bad off as you do on the first day.

[uncodlyawwesome]

[He's silent for a long while. Then, he makes a decision, and when he speaks, he sounds as firm and as certain as he can. It's, surprisingly, pretty good.]

...Look, just. Don't wworry. Okay? I'm just nauseous, an' tired. That's it. An' I think Fef is gonna come bother me, so. It'll be... fine. Just don't fuckin' wworry.

[51stcentury]

[Eridan's tone is enough to placate Jack, and he lets out a soft breath]

You better damn well let her take you to the medbay if you need to go. The last thing I want to hear is that something bad happened because you didn't, you hear me?

[He tries to keep his tone light, but there's a note underneath that says that he really means it, here]

[uncodlyawwesome]

[Yeah, Eridan will feel pretty guilty about downplaying the fact that he's bleeding from his eyes later, but for now it's okay.]< I'vve got it handled. You'vve got your owwn... shit to deal wwith.

[51stcentury]

[You are his shit to deal with, Eridan. Well. Part of it. Well. In nicer terms than that, but still.]

They're estimating we'll be at the end of it by tomorrow. [Who knows what comes next from there, though]

[uncodlyawwesome]

Yeah, but then you gotta make your wway back.

[51stcentury]

We've got devices. Set up a sort of breadcrumb trail to get back directly. It's not the coming back that's the challenge. It's finding what we're looking for at the end of this maze.

[ooc: just coming back from a month's hiatus, trying to get all my old tags out of my inbox. i'm perfectly fine with dropping this thread if it's too old for you i just wanted to give it the chance in case you wanted to continue <3]