CAMPUS WIDE EVENT: SPRING FEVER

[intercom_voice]

[Today, the lovely denizens of the Campus will wake up to a beautiful spring morning. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and pollen is in there. But this isn't just any pollen, the kind that afflicts the allergy prone to months of watery eyes and sneezing, oh no, this pollen is far more potent.

This morning, you will wake up with exactly one menial illness. It won't kill you, it won't even really hurt you, but it will be a constant annoyance to you for the next week. Sicknesses range from sneezes and rashes to spontaneous floral growth out of the forehead region. Really, anything goes.]

((ooc: okay, so, feel free to give your characters whatever silly or petty illness you want! This event ends on the 25th. Our cooperative event has been postponed due to a lack of feedback/interest--since it's an event that requires at least a small group of people to be active in.))

Comments

[fluffydeathdealer]

Sorry... I don't really have any good news for you on that front. Some people don't stay long, but I know at least one who'd already been here for three months when I met him, and he's still here now.

[Ryou sighs, looking downcast. He wishes he had some good news to give.]

[lumineinfinitus]

[Oh, you adorable little bunny. Don't you know what X does to animals?

He reaches over, clasping a hand warmly on Ryou's shoulder.]

It's all right. I've lived for about a hundred years now. A few here isn't going to hurt me, especially since I don't have to worry about my home.

I'll just miss the friends I left behind, that's all.

[fluffydeathdealer]

E-eh...? [Woah. That's right... this guy is a robot. It's hard to remember when he acts so normal. He manages a little bit of a smile for him, though.]

That's still sad, though. I hope you get to go back to them soon.

[lumineinfinitus]

I know... but at least I know they'll always be waiting for me. If time did still pass there, then they'd be even more intent on making sure they kept things under control so I wouldn't have to worry about it.

I don't think I can relax here, not with the way I came or that Voice, but... at least it's a weight off me. Especially with kind people like you here.

[fluffydeathdealer]

You don't even know me... But I'm glad I can help even a little.

[Huh... sounds like this guy's friends are really good ones.]

[lumineinfinitus]

I know that, when given a stranger who didn't speak your language and was confused, you went and got a dictionary, then painstakingly listened to pick out the right words.

And would have done so for however long you needed... isn't that right?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Huh...? Of course I would have! It'd be really rude not to, considering you were trying to make yourself heard...

[lumineinfinitus]

Then that's all I need to know about you. You didn't know me, after all, did you? But you still wanted to help.

There's not many people like you.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Most people here are pretty nice, though. I've only really run into one or two that wouldn't stop to help.

[lumineinfinitus]

Is that so? Maybe this place isn't as bad as it seems, then.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Just be cautious around Egyptians... Both of the ones I know here are kind of temperamental, and one of them might try to stab you.

[...actually both of them might try to stab him.]

[lumineinfinitus]

[...Well, okay then.]

I'll keep that in mind.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Sorry. It's a necessary warning. I know robots don't need to worry about stabbing so much, but it might still mess up your wiring.

[lumineinfinitus]

It depends on the blade they're using. If it's not very good, then even without my armor it might just break, but there's a chance that it can pierce if I'm not in my armor.

So I appreciate the warning.

[fluffydeathdealer]

That's good to know! But I doubt you'll have much trouble. Both of them keep to themselves quite a bit.

[Malik... he misses you.]

I don't think there's any other dangers that aren't mentioned on the board in the nurse's office.

[lumineinfinitus]

That's a relief, but... I think I'll stay cautious for a bit longer. Not that I don't believe you, but I'm a bit... used to things going wrong very quickly from the smallest things.

[fluffydeathdealer]

It's probably for the best. Though the biggest danger here is just the place itself.

[lumineinfinitus]

The transformations that Voice makes it go through?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un. Those are the things you have to watch out for.

[lumineinfinitus]

I doubt they could be much worse than what I've already experienced, so I suppose I have an unfair advantage there.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Well, that's for the best, isn't it? Being a robot, you have a lot of advantages over us! It's something to be grateful for.

[lumineinfinitus]

...I suppose so.

[Don't mind that brief flash of darkness in his eyes, there, Ryou.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Ah- sorry... I didn't mean to be insulting. It just seems like the Voice would have a hard time making you suffer. So it'd probably be pretty good, right...?

[lumineinfinitus]

[Ah, he... X shakes his head, smiling sadly.]

You didn't insult me. There are just things that I... sometimes think are more curses than blessings. That's all.

[fluffydeathdealer]

I see... Uhm. Do you eat?