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[jumpthegun]

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[jumpthegun]

All right, I'll prescribe him medicines you should be able to find tomorrow. The blood is an idea I talked to him about a while back. [And posted about recently. GOD, Royce, pay attention to the network.] The Admin said we might be able to at least temporarily alleviate the symptoms of MN Poisoning through taking blood from healthy people and putting it into sick people. That's called a blood transfusion.

[bywolves]

[ PFF he's busy, Watson. He also can't focus on most things, so the short, easy explanation is helpful. ]

And you'll be offering blood, I suspect. [ A deep breath, and he rubs at his face. He feels like he should be tired, but he isn't. Wide awake. ]

Can't take blood from me. Or any of us. There's something wrong with all of us. [ He means in his group, but he's not going to clarify. He's having a hell of a time just trying to keep himself from talking for the next fifteen minutes. ] Seems wrong to take someone's blood and mix it with someone else's. Mine is not the same as yours.

[jumpthegun]

[Yeah, there's definitely something wrong with you, Royce. It's unsettling.]

What matters is blood type. Your body won't care who made the blood as long as the defenses in your system don't react to it like an invader. You can ask the Admin for yours, and he can do the same for his. If Alfie has a particular type of blood--anything that has a positive--I can donate to him. If not, we'll have to find another healthy volunteer.

[bywolves]

No, I mean -- [ Well, that's good to know, actually, but still, he has to bring this up because it's important, as much as he hates talking about it with Watson. ] I'm mir. Half elf. Inhuman. I'm not human, my blood is not the same type as yours, unless you're secretly part dwarf and have forgotten to mention.

[ It'd explain why he dislikes Watson so much. Ugh. Dwarves. ]

[jumpthegun]

[Is that a short joke? Honestly, he'd be part-Hobbit, if anything. Do keep up, Royce.]

The Admin seems to have adjusted non-human blood to human types. I dunno quite how that works out, but theoretically, it should be safe to do transfusions for you, as well. If you ask about your blood type, it'll just have a modifier, 'adj' attached to it. That signifies the Admin's changed your blood.

[bywolves]

[ Definitely a short joke. If halflings existed in his world he definitely would have said halfling.

Also, he doesn't like the sound of the Admin messing with his blood and he'll have a freakout about it later, but Watson does not get to be privy to it. He's also about to get hung up on because Royce's attention span is kaput. Royce disconnects the line for about an hour, in which he deals with Alfie, and then he calls back, tone terse. ]

Solomons is coughing blood.

[jumpthegun]

That's the next stage of sickness for MN Poisoning. I can't say don't worry about it, but we talked about it happening. Please just try to make sure he's drinking plenty of fluids and you're taking breaks periodically throughout the day to rest.

[bywolves]

[ No, that's not good enough. There's the sound of Royce hitting something - sounds like a wall or maybe something metal - with his broomstick in frustration. He doesn't normally get violent when he's angry but the mania is janking everything up to eleven and he doesn't know what to do with all of it. ]

Helpful. That's very helpful. Were you going to tell us to make sure we keep our limbs warm as well? Remind us to eat? Good to see you can offer absolutely nothing.

I won't call again. I'm sure Solomons will keep you updated. [ And he hangs up. ]

[jumpthegun]

[John just sighs on his end. Honestly.]