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[ino]

Who: Ino and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide video
Action: Blue Fish
When: Now!

[ Ino looks a little frazzled, but she's all business when she addresses the camera. ]

Hey everyone! An update on the research going on right now. Well, as far as I know, anyways. If anyone has any findings besides what I'm about to say, let me know, I'll add it to the list.

To make this short and sweet, we've figured out that these aliens are pretty damn intelligent -- near to or on par with humans. [ She holds up a hand, as if to shush the people watching ] Immortals and non-humans, please save your jokes about how dumb we are for the end, please and thank you.

Anyways, they're pretty smart, but they weren't really supposed to be all crazy and vicious. So we looked into it and it looks like they've been exposed to some sort of fungus that's severely damaged their nervous system. If you didn't know, that's linked to the brain, and so very much affects how they act and think. We're thinking that's shorted out their ability to think and reason properly. Hence the conflicting violent attitude compared to the distress signal they sent out before.

Soooo, if you haven't put two and two together -- until we figure out the deal with this mold, how to potentially cure the damage it's caused, so on and so forth -- I would not recommend going on the ship at all until we can determine for sure that it's not going to infect us, too. I know there's a lot of interesting things going on on the ship, but you don't know what that shit could do to you. [ A beat ] Seriously.

If you're going to be a stubborn idiot and go on the ship anyways, I'm going to be keeping an eye on the entrance and keep note of anyone who decides to go in, so you can be monitored in the future. You know, just in case this comes back to bite us later, which it probably will, because that's how these things work.

If you've been on the ship and you're worried about your own personal health, or have noticed any recent symptoms you think are off in some way, I'd be happy to check and see if your everything is in order! I'd also recommend drinking a lot of water the next few days to flush any toxins out of your body.

Anybody have any questions? I'm Ino, captain of the Three Twins for those who don't know me. Just let me know.

[ And with a short little wave, she ends the feed. ]

Comments

[ino]

So, if you say you thought it was going to bother me next time, you;ll be in trouble.

[save_the_souls]

[....That smile is utterly terrifying. There's a threat there, and he knows it. It's enough to make him gulp audibly and fess up quite quickly.]

S-since I got stabbed, my skin turns gray. I t-think that's the last thing I didn't mention before for that reason...

[ino]

[ Gray ... shit. ]

It just does it? Like, at random?

[save_the_souls]

Not exactly.

It's more like...I have to will myself, in a way, to look normal. And it's harder to do when I'm tired or injured.

[ino]

So ... you're doing that right now? Making your skin look normal?

[save_the_souls]

...Yeah.

Although it's not like I spend all my time having to think about it. It's practically a reflex at this point.

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[ino]

[ ... She puts her face in her hands for a moment, sucks in a breath, and sighs. ]

[ino]

Allen, did it occur to you that that might have been good to know, like, you know .... for medical reasons? Not necessarily just personal ones?

[save_the_souls]

You think I haven't looked into that myself? That's how I got Dr. House to teach me. He badly wanted an interesting case, so I bribed him with mine in exchange for lessons.

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[ino]

That's not what I'm saying. What if something happened where you lost control of that, or it slipped or something -- I would have thought the wrong thing!

[ino]

[ Wait a second. ]

You mean you've known about that since House was around?!

[save_the_souls]

Ngh-

Yes! Okay? I'm terrible and I keep a lot of secrets! I'm sorry!

It's just odd colouring! Not aging and the augment keeps it from getting any worse here.

[ino]

[ She just slumps in her seat and sighs. She doesn't really know what, if anything, she can say or do to make him feel more like he can talk about it, and nagging him about the fact that he didn't this time is probably just going to make him want to even less. :( ]

[save_the_souls]

[And that makes him feel even worse, seeing that expression on her. His own shoulders slump, heavy with guilt and regret. He's not sure what to do. He knows he's not supposed to keep secrets. He's heard the sermons time and time again about how it's good to get things off his chest. How he's supposed to trust his friends with what's on his mind. He did trust Ino, he trusted her with his life. And yet he keeps doing it. He barely even thinks about it when he does it, really. He didn't want to bother people, he didn't want to make them upset, he didn't want to get in trouble-]

[If you make people too unhappy, they'll abandon you.]

[He half mumbles, feebly]

I'm sorry. I was...I was trying to cheer you up when I brought the tea. You're always trying to take care of everyone, but you've seemed so worried and sad lately, that I thought I should try to... [Do a small gesture, something to make her at least a little happy. Listen to her. Instead it became about him.]

[He looks down at his own tea, that's barely been touched] Guess it didn't work.

[ino]

[ She looks up when he speaks up, surprised ]

Wh -- No! No, no. I really do appreciate it, Allen. You're always so thoughtful and kind, and you've been a great friend to me for so long now. And I know that your life has been different, and you maybe ... I don't know, haven't had someone to confide in, so I get it. I just ...

I just want you to take care of yourself, too.

[save_the_souls]

I am taking care of myself. I promise you that.

[He hasn't been stabbed in years!!]

[ino]

I mean mentally.

[save_the_souls]

...You're not trying to suggest I go to one of the counselors, are you?

[SUCH A FACE. THERAPY SUCKS AND HE QUESTIONS THESE PEOPLE'S QUALIFICATIONS.]