003 ♒ Video Day 148, Early Evening

[fishdouche]

[Eridan had been wandering aimlessly through Hel district after another day of absolutely worthless job searching. The acrid purple smoke he had inhaled while passing through the streets was dismissed as some sort of strange pollution. And it wasn't until he began coughing that night, his skin flushed and damp with sweat, that he began to worry.

The announcements over the network to report to the "hospital" had only worried him further.  Willingly gathering all the weak in one central area? It just didn't settle well on his already upset stomach. Even if there weren't Imperial Drones here ready to cull him for the slightest weakness, handing himself over to someone's care when he was at his weakest was something he was just not prepared to do.And so he had barricaded his room, turning the lock and dragging the heavy dresser in front of the door. He didn't trust anyone in this city further than he could throw them, and he was fairly sure that wouldn't be very far considering he was too weak to raise his arms, let alone get out of bed.

The video shows him lying in bed in his room in Baldr's welcome hall, propped up against the headboard with pillows. He is missing his trademark cape and scarf. The reason is apparent as the gills on either side of his neck flutter with each quick, rasping breath that he sucks in between coughing fits that leave him weaker and weaker.]

So. This vaccine.

Wwhen exactly wwill it be made avvailable? An' howw much is it goin' to cost to get it delivvered?

[In his experience, everything has a price.]

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Video of Oh Hell The Fuck No

[samantha_grey]

[Blood red eyes. They're bloodshot. They're all that's visible in the feed that comes through. The voice on the other end is cracked, guttural and sounds like it's been speaking way too much in the last few days. It is close to a growl.

She's been dosing herself with stimulants and is downing another one as she speaks. She's fairly sure it's the last one she'll be able to take before they just stop working and so does she in a few hours.]

Fuck. You.
Wheelbarrow.
Coming with it.
Hauling you to the fucking hospital.
Fight me and I will kick your sickly ass.

You are NOT infecting all Baldr House on my watch, you idiot. I swear to god, I am not your babysitter you motherfucker, but I will babysit you today, just for the honor and fucking privilege of listening to you fucking squack in that damned wheelbarrow.

You've got a few minutes while I find one. Insult the others who call you an idiot while I'm on my way. That should amuse you.

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Oh God! This is so beautiful!

[fishdouche]

[Oh Gog. Gog, no. Glub. Eridan does squawk at the video that pops up, practically diving under the covers. He peeks out from the comforter, glaring at the video feed with bloodshot eyes. When he speaks, it's interrupted by coughing, his voice raspy and almost gone.]

Stay the fuck awway from me, you harpy! I'm not infectin' anyone. I don't evven plan on leavvin' my hovvel of a room until this is all ovver!

Just leavve the medicine outside an' get lost, wwench! I don't need anyone's help, especially from a no account wwitch like you!

[Besides, he was pretty sure there were rules against showing any weakness to his kismesis. Or possible kismesis. Or rival or the person he hated most in the world. Whatever they wanted to label their messed up little hate-flirting.]

Isn't it?

[samantha_grey]

[There wasn't any reply, and for a while it might have seemed like she wasn't going to even show. After all, they'd just gotten the first batches ready, and she had people she was giving them to as she walked the streets on her way to Baldr house. Eridan had plenty of time to figure out how to figure out how he was going to show no weakness to her.

Because eventually someone was pounding at the door and shouting.]

Open up you damned kuncklehead! Don't make me pick the fucking lock!

Re: Isn't it?

[fishdouche]

[And he had at least gotten his cape and scarf back on before he passed out again, too weak to leave the bed, let alone try to figure out a plan of action.

Eridan growled at the door's general direction, struggling to his feet and clinging to the bedpost when the world started spinning around him.]

You're not my moirail, Sam! Leavve me alone! Just leavve the medicine outside an' I'll get it wwhen I damn wwell please!

I'm gettin' better anywway. [Which was a dirty lie.]

[samantha_grey]

[She growled and extended a pair of talons after a dull thump came just outside of the door. There was the sound of someone jimmying with the lock, trying to twist it. The first and second times, nothing happened. The third, it almost looked like it was starting to shift some before it snapped back and a loud curse could be heard.]

You're damned right I'm not your moirail! [Whatever that really meant anyway. Bloody feferi had only explained it a little to her tastes.] I'm not here to babysit you. I'm here to drag you out like the idiot scale for brains you are and cart you right in front of the city on your way to the hospital.

..right after I jab you with this ampule. I'd get dressed if I were you. I will get in sooner or later!

[Another attempt, failed, to jimmy the lock.]

[fishdouche]

Just leavve the ampule outside the door, you wwitch, an' I wwon't be forced to... [His body is racked by another coughing fit.] --to hurt you.

[Eridan is dressed, but his clothing clings to him, damp from perspiration. His fever is still raging, but he keeps the cloak and scarf messily wrapped around him like a combination shield and blanket.

He eyes the turning doorknob, letting out a groan of disagreement. But there is still the dresser that had been dragged half in front of it to create a barricade. Even if she managed to pick the lock, she wouldn't be able to get through. Of course, he wasn't sure how he was going to move it to get the vaccine now that he was barely strong enough to stand.]

I'm not goin' to let you fuckin' drag me anywwhere, let alone embarrass myself in front of a bunch a' strange humans.

[biifurcatiion]

diidnt anybody teach you how two get off your a22 and do anythiing for your2elf.

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[samantha_grey]

[The sounds of a wheelbarrow creaking along the streets can be heard as Samantha speaks. She sounds a mixture of exhausted and very annoyed.]

No, apparently nobody did, and this is a freebie. I'm not pulling his ass out of the fryer again, god-damnit. And just for putting me through this, I'm hauling his sickly ass all over Baldr so he learns to take care of this or find a mother-fucking moirail before I have to pretend to be his babysitter again.

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[biifurcatiion]

[Sollux is really really concerned about the way this is going to go and he doesn't want to say that but.]

OK and why are you doing that for him, exactly.

Audio Private

[samantha_grey]

Because the idiot mother fucker's not allowed to die in that stupid of a way. It's fucking embarrassing, and he's irritating me again. He's got a nearly magical knack for doing that.

Hah. Oh he'd love hearing that, wouldn't he? Science boy with the boomerang wand's got magic skills for pissing off witches.

[Bad news Sollux...]

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[biifurcatiion]

Uh yeah I knew Jade hated him, who fucking doethn't. [Witch of Space and all. But he's not really sure what she's getting at here; denial is a wonderful thing. The only person worse than Gamzee is Eridan...] He pithheth off everyone, which bringth me to my quethtion once again, why do you give a fuck about helping hith whiny athh out.

[fishdouche]

wwhky wwoul i do thgat whenm icoidlhavve a liwwblood pesseant like yodoit fer me

[Someone's having a bit of a hard time typing with his dizziness and blurred vision.]

((OOC: why would I do that when I could have a lowblood peasant like you do it for me?))

it's ok I can read it just fine bb <3

[biifurcatiion]

uh becau2e the 2iight of your corp2e and the 2ure knowledge of a temporary repriieve from your 2elf-ab2orbed 2poiiled douchebag whiiniing would giive me the biige2t boner of my liife.

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[fishdouche]

[He starts to type out a text, but the screen keeps blurring too much to even make an attempt. With a huff, he switches to video.]

Sol, as cute as your juvvenile little hatecrush on me is, I'm afraid that I already havve that quadrant filled. You're a little late wwith your clumsy attempt at flirtin'.

[He attempts to look smug but is interrupted by a rather disgusting sounding coughing fit.]

So, to be honest, I don't really fuckin' care wwhat you do wwith your fuckin' disgustin' bone bulge.

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[biifurcatiion]

rub iit on feferii every morniing ju2t the way2 2he liike2 iit.
that'2 what ii do wiith my bone bulge.

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Hopefully not too much.

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[fishdouche]

eeverythin hasa a price
wwouldntsurprise me if it wwais fuckjin expensdivve

[He's keeping his messages short and sweet as the world is pretty unstable right now. Or that might just be his vision swimming. Whichever.]

((OOC: everything has a price, wouldn't suprise me if it was fuckin expensive))

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[mishaps]

I think they'd make an exception if people were getting really sick or dying.

This place isn't like the real world.

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[fishdouche]

[Eridan is too weak to text any more. He is breathing shallowly, eyes screwed closed tightly in pain.]

You don't knoww that. People are still people. Selfish, wweak...

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[mishaps]

If they're jerks about it, someone is going to stand up to it.

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[ironclad]

[ Still dedicated to answering questions despite being given Doctor's orders to rest, Jasmine responds calmly - for now. ]

The vaccine won't cost anything...as far as I am aware, groups are being formed to distribute it later today or early tomorrow. Whenever it's been tested as safe.

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[fishdouche]

I got some sort a' vvial. From a... friend.

But she's insistin' I havve to go to some sort a' hospital.

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[ironclad]

Ah, that will be it. If you take it and still feel sick, then I recommend you should get checked out at the hospital or clinic. Hopefully, it won't have to come to that if it works properly. [ And she desperately hopes it does, otherwise everyone in Asgard will be at risk. ]

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[fishdouche]

She's makin' me fuckin' go anywway, evven though I told her to just leavve the vvial outside my door.

[He frowns quietly before speaking again, his voice unsure.]

Wwhat happens there? At a... wwhat wwas the word. "Hospital?"

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[ironclad]

A hospital is a place where sick or injured people go so that they can get better. They're looked after by nurses and doctors. Depending on how serious their condition is, they might have to be in for a while - having operations done or being administered medicine...although if it's only minor, they can go home soon enough...