maladied | ROLE

Hello Doctor.

Can I call you "doctor"? Well, regardless of your feelings on the matter or whether you have the qualifications of being a doctor, this will now be your role. Your task will be simple - figure out who has been infected and help them. A bit daunting of a task, I know, however it will come with an upside! 

You will be completely immune from the infected and will be given an item that will let you know how recently that person has been infected. If they have been infected in the first place. This item will take shape of whatever you wish it to be but will have a single (1) use - unfortunately.

Oh, and before you leave, there's a book titled "Doctors for Dummies" that you may find to be very interesting. It might help you out - help all of us out.

NOTES:
- The book will be updated every Monday at 9 AM of the new week.
- This is NOT a secret role, however it would be beneficial if you did not make your role public.
- You may request help from one (1) other player and one (1) NPC of your choice. You cannot change your choice.
- Pick one (1) person to save on Thursday, even if you are chosen to die that week.

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[ sorry cantarella they each have their toxic traits (no pun intended) and fran's just happens that he instinctively does things on his own without telling anyone. that said, while he was going to give her a proper answer of some sort, there's a new concern he has.

if there's anything that he has picked up by now. is that they are similar in very specific but unfortunate ways. ]

I, I'm okay with it. I'm used to injects and I've drawn my blood before—

[ and probably experienced chemical burns here and there... ]

Why do you ask?

[She shares perhaps a little too much in common with the research team...though they are all different enough as to keep things very interesting.

It would be delightful if the circumstances were not so cruel.

It's relevant, really, though after she tests this, she will return to the proper order. Each step taken at the proper time.]

...I do not care to even risk it, but if you're willing to endure, would you take my hand? You can let go straight away.

[There is a genuine hesitation and jaw-clenching regret there. This is the one thing she cannot verify on her own skin: The way the researchers may or may not have been affected by the biting cold and all that accompanies it.]

[ the funny thing is, fran wears gloves on both of his hands so when cantarella asks him to hold her hand, he knows the real question that she's asking. it makes sense. he understands it. ...there was a part of him that was curious too. so, ignoring every more reasonable side to himself, he'll pull of a glove and brace himself before taking her hand.

and if either one of them was hoping that it wouldn't hurt then they're both clowns because it absolutely hurts. a sudden, sharp and immediate pain at every contact point of their shared skins. while, obviously the science side of him wants to see how long this could go, it man is what wins out and fran will be the first to snatch back his hand. ]

[Clowns they both are, indeed.

Cantarella is used to stings, to pricks, to burns. This immediate raking over the coals is a sensation she has experienced again and again in her life. The flinch only briefly registers on her face and in the bob of her throat. Then she smiles.]

There, now we know. This has come for all of us once more. Maybe it will help us sort the cream from the whey. [When she does not think he will see, she rubs at the back of her own wrist with the unstung hand.] I'm sorry I could not think of another way.

Apology accepted; I had a feeling that was your intent from the moment you asked. You are just bolder than I about going about it.

[ would have fran danced around it? probably. or tried it out to a smaller scale than a wholeass hand but you know. different ways to test things to get specific results. ]

I'm starting to wonder if it's a good thing that we're able to share these same experiences. [ hmm. ] It may mean that we're not immune to anything else that may happen here.

You four might just be at risk of losing your minds in this place, too. Anything to get you away from your work, hm?

[Is it just her, or is it worse this time, too? It's as if they are slowly by surely being forced together. She curls her fingers around her wrist and holds it tightly.]

Were you able to confirm my immunity to the "illness" with the blood sample I provided? If I'm a constant, we may be able to separate some of the noise from the melody.

[It's probably pretty obvious that being exposed to infection is not her primary concern, but with the topic of asymptomatic carriers and their mutual vulnerability to "shared experiences"...]

I appreciate the concern.

I'm fairly certain that Rosemary finds ways to entertain themselves no matter where they end up being. [ said in the most tired but affectionate way possible. like the most tired sibling about a younger sibling. ] Sage has their books, and Lobelia goes where he pleases.

[ as for the real topic here" ]

And I was able to prove that there is certainly some immunity previous samples that I've collected, but I haven't gone through everything yet. [ though things are trending positively?? fran is hopeful but must remain grounded. ...even if he's still an optimist. ] I have a good feeling that the letter might have been telling the truth about this.

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