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[dilemma]

[ spending the last hundred+ years with nothing to worry about except the allegedly lethal werewolf bite and a little bit of sun now and then has made damon not very well suited for handling being sick. and not just any sick, space sick. blue eyes sick. can't walk straight from time-to-time sick. while everyone else was getting medical attention these last few days he ignored the nausea and occasional bleeding. he's reached his breaking point.

the video starts with damon leaned against the wall in his quarters looking ridiculously exhausted. in reality the sickness isn't hitting him too hard (thank you for doing something, disease immunity), but that's not going to stop him from whining about any of this. of course, the fever (apparent from the cold sweat accumulating on his forehead) isn't helping. ]

You have got to be kidding me. [ his voice is raspy as he speaks between breaths. ] Someone tell me there's a smilie face I can punch at the end of that creepy maze. I was told getting sick was not part of the immortality contract. [ he groans. ] I want a refund.

[ he probably shouldn't go around blabbing to the network about being a vampire but he's beyond caring at this point. head tilted back against the wall, he lets himself slide all the way down until he's sitting on the floor. ]

Is dragging myself through the maze even worth it? Trying to avoid getting into an Overlook Hotel situation.


( text | filtered to alaric )
Up for hunting down that red asshole?

The cure would be a nice bonus too, I guess.



( text | filtered to stefan )
How is she?

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[onsilksheets]

[Nope, she's not showing her face because she looks like crap and quite frankly, feels like it too.

One particular sentence catches her attention.]

Immortality contract?

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[dilemma]

[ he's not interested in explaining himself right now so excuse his tired nonchalance about the topic. why did he say that in a network post? there are already others out, he's on the synthetic blood, why should anyone care? ]

I'm on an all blood diet. Fangs, the whole shootin' match.

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[onsilksheets]

[perhaps it was a misstep on his part to mention it in the first place but bela has the sense to keep the conversation private anyway. the supernatural world had always intrigued her though.]

You certainly kept that part quiet. Although I can understand why you would at first.

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[agtcarter]

You should probably get yourself to the medbay.

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[dilemma]

I'm sure I'll survive. Most likely.

[ he's pretty positive there's nothing that could do to help him. ]

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[agtcarter]

Wouldn't you want to get checked out just in case?

[she heard the immortality part but is choosing to ignore it.]

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[sainted]

As well as anybody can be with you telling the whole ship about vampires.

[IMAGINE SOME ANGRY PHONE TYPING HERE which peters off as Stefan doesn't have the energy to fight a fever right now, much less stay annoyed at Damon.]

Honestly? Better than I am. She hasn't caught whatever's going around, and she's been with me for the past 24 hours. Aside from all that, she's [...] fine. Coping.

Are you going into the maze?

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[dilemma]

They already know smarty. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

[ imagine the laziest typing ever because he doesn't have the energy for you right now stefan. there's a reason he didn't tell his worrier brother about his sickness sooner. ]

Good. Tell her I said the most enthusiastic "yay" you can muster.

Not alone I'm not. We'll see if Ric gets back to me.

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[martyrs]

You're not seriously considering going in there?

[ ARE YOU SICK OH YOU ARE AREN'T YOU COME HERE ELENA MUST MAMABEAR YOU THERE IS ROOM FOR EVERYONE HERE GET IN GO ON NOW ]

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[dilemma]

No, I just love gathering information on things I'm not going to do.

[ even feeling like hell he still has the ability to sass you. AND HE'S NOT GOING THERE YOU'RE WITH STEFAN. ]

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[martyrs]

Damon. [ :|| and maybe even a sigh ]

If you're sick you should be resting, not risk getting lost in some abandoned part of the ship that nobody really knows anything about.

[ WHY YES SHE IS LECTURING ]

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[blunted]

why go yourself when half the damn ship already signed up to do it?

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[dilemma]

i've got my fingers crossed there's someone to blame for this down there somewhere.

[ this got personal when his brother's number showed up on the list. ]

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[blunted]

if there is, you better grab them before everyone else does

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[disparage]

But blue is totally your colour.

[ hey, doucheblue, bluebie here is looking the exact same as you; blue eyes, lips turning the colour of death. they make quite the pair. ]

Well, it's going to be when the vampire hunters or whatever get done with you. Seriously? You felt the need to advertise you're kind of not like everyone else?

[ between damon and stefan, caroline isn't sure who is the dumbest salvatore anymore. ]

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[dilemma]

Yours too apparently.

[ can you blame him for looking momentarily concerned about caroline being bluebie today? it's short lived though, because then she's talking again. ]

Calm down, Anxiety Barbie. There are others. There are werewolves out. This isn't Mystic Falls.

[ weakest argument ever, but whatever. he's not exactly in the best shape to be having a back-and-forth snark off with her right now. ]

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[disparage]

So, turning blue doesn't sit anywhere on the top of your priority list? Or, you know, keeping the fact that you're a vampire a secret? Just paint a target on your head for all the freaks with cabin fever to come after you.

[ damon, you're speaking to a fellow werewolf bite survivor here. your bullshit isn't going to cut it. this place is worse than mystic falls since the dead are kind of alive, and she can only imagine what might happen to damon. he's got the best luck out of all of them. besides, she's a touch worried that this disease is going to claim his life but not his stupidity. she really hopes it claims the latter, then maybe he wouldn't be so gung-ho with endangering himself.

not that she is worried about his state of being alive. no ... ]

This place is kind of worse than Mystic Falls, Damon. I'm turning into a freaking smurf!

[ and before, she was just klaus bait. kind of a demotion if you ask her. ]

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[surrogates]

[ look who is probably one of the healthiest people among all the mystic falls residents, oh yes, that would be ric. score one for missing the freak epidemic. he kind of debates saying no for about a minute before he finally answers. ]

I am if you are. I'd like to avoid having to drag you out of it, even though it'd be fun to remind you of how I did that over and over again. [ a beat. ] And if we find him, well, I've gotten enough weapons to make this a real hunt.

[ another beat. ] The cure might be the best bonus. Or consolation prize.

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[dilemma]

[ ah good old reliable ric. it's even better that he's completely healthy at a time like this considering. there's really no one else who would let him subject himself to that maze in his current state. ]

I'll try not to give you a run for your money then. Sick vampire is probably already hilarious enough.

[ cue damon struggling a bit to stand up. might as well get this started now. ]

I plan on earning it. [ a pause. ] I take it Jenna hasn't caught the space flu?

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[notevenagirl]

[Oh shit.] Wait, you can get sick?

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[dilemma]

Just weird blue space-sick. [ he coughs. ] Not suppose to, but, well here we are.

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[manipulativni]

I think we've got a few more things to worry about than Jack Nicholson wielding an ax.

[ hi damon, have a decidedly not blue katherine saying hello. ]

VIDEO; | it's all good. thanks for getting his references katherine

[dilemma]

[ he'd feel a lot better about himself if she were blue. his schadenfreude for you knows no bounds, katherine. ]

Hypothetical smilie Jack Nicholson wielding a metaphorical axe then, whatever. If I see creepy twins, I'll run the other way.

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[siring]

Oh, don't be so dramatic, Damon. You lot are so fond of self-sacrifice, I'm sure someone will gladly endanger their life to save yours. Again.

[Remember that one time your brother totally offered himself up to save your life? That was neat.]

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[dilemma]

Oh goody, you're exactly who I wanted to talk to right now.

[ he's really pushing the limits of sarcasm here. record-breaking amounts of irony. ]

I've got a blueification issue I need to deal with, Klaus, not interested in your creeping.