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[jolting]

[It's weird doing this in his pajamas but here it is. And he'd rather be broadcasting from his office, but he's in his bedroom]

My fever broke early this morning, and now I'm wondering if I ever had a fever at all. When I first contracted this virus I was exhibiting symptoms of disorientation and the sensation of intense heat on my skin, along with profuse sweating. But last night I had a very vivid dream and when I woke up, I didn't feel hot anymore.

The symptoms of conflicting sensory perception still persist. And this morning when I tried to eat breakfast, I couldn't taste anything. I'm not sure if this is a new symptom or part of the sensory perception now affecting my taste buds. I'm going to do some experimenting by wearing my glasses. I've also taken a blood sample that I'm hoping to do some work on.

Let's see... [He pauses to scratch his neck] What else? Oh, for those experiencing conflicting sensory perception, I've discovered that distraction works for me. So I read books out loud or draw things, listen to some music... Heavy metal works really well. [He scratches again, now at his elbow] I've walked around my room a few times without getting disoriented. And... um... [He scratches between his shoulder blades]

Uh, sorry. I'm really itchy all of a sudden. Feels a little like that time I got poison ivy. So that's new.

Comments

[11calls]

Jesus that's scary. So there's literally no way to know if you've been infected or not before the symptoms start? Like I could be infected right now?

[jolting]

Yeah, and I can't even really tell you what symptoms to look out for. A lot of people do seem to be exhibiting cold or flu-like symptoms, but it could be different for you.

I think that's part of the magic-science combination. It sort of... follows its own rules.

[11calls]

What sort of rules?

[jolting]

Well, magic can't bring back the dead, which is why they wanted my skills in the first place. But science can't seamlessly reattach severed arms. So it has limits, too.

[11calls]

But magic can kill, right? Or do you think that people aren't dying so far specifically because of it?

[jolting]

Of course magic can kill. I'm not really sure why no one's died from this yet. Tell you what: I'll think on it in the shower and get back to you.

[He won't be getting back to her. Because he'll be in a coma]