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[competing]

[With all the information coming out, it's apparent to Keith and Lance that one big elephant in the room has been ignored: the infection among the recruits themselves. Keith is tired and on edge, as he needs nothing to do with the infection to be cranky. Lance is jittery, too. But they have to talk about that elephant before it gets too late.

And for some of them, it might be. That's what Keith is really afraid of right now.]

Hey. It's Keith.

and ya boy, lance! [Because things are already pretty doom and gloom as it stands, and maybe things could use a little lightening up? Or something...

It’s a little more difficult to differentiate between people in a group message like this, but it’s a better idea to get something down on text in case they need to refer to it later, and anyone who knows either of the boys can probably tell them apart pretty easily through diction alone.]

we know your mind-phones have been pretty busy lately, but theres something keith and i wanted to talk to you guys about.

Before we get a move on in attacking Zymandis' agent, we need to look at our own numbers. A lot of us are sick. Maybe less than I thought. Or maybe more. Either way, we have to know who's sick and make a plan to help our own. And I'm serious about HELPING. Not putting someone out of their misery or any of the other stupid stuff I've heard from some of this team. We need to stop this disease. We need to help our own. Once everyone's BETTER, we'll make a plan for what to do next as a team.

[It's harsher than necessary but likely less harsh than how it might be normally, given Keith's frequently frustrated tone of voice. Text mitigates some of it, even if his frustration definitely does become CAPITAL LETTERS.

Lance, meanwhile, is quite eager to gloss over that sharp reprimand because seriously guys — kumbaya.]

yeeeeeah, so — helping! getting a head count is definitely ideal. we cant afford to be silent on this and we definitely CANT be alone right now, cuz every one of us affected and on our own can be a huge risk to everyone here. so we were thinking… since the city shut it down, we can use the middle school. those of us infected can stay there while we wait for our people to find that cure. like a quarantine safe house.. i know its not ideal, but its something. especially for those who dont have any other contingency plans.

[A pause. Well. May as well get the ball rolling, right?]

ill be there.

( ooc; p.s. there is an information plotting post for the quarantine space! )

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[competing]

[ lance had heard about dany. heard it from shiro himself, who had inadvertently started this whole thing when he came to the boys to admit he needed to be put away, and fast. he feels a pang of guilt for not contacting her sooner, too caught up in his worry and fear over the possibility of losing shiro, their leader, his hero, again, and in the whirlwind of chaos that erupted afterwards, his concern for her had gotten lost.

he feels it now, ten times over, made heavier by the guilt that burrows at the pit of his stomach.

he wants to ask, but this is a public network, and he figures the least he could do for her now is grant her some privacy. ]

all good ideas, yeah
thanks, your highness

how, uh
how've you been?

[ that's a general enough question, right? ]

[conqueress]

[ What a suspicious uh, when there has been no need for such awkward hesitation between them for months. After some time, the response comes through. ]

My apartments remain safe, and I am well protected. [ As the people are protected from her, for now. She will cling to her wits with claws and teeth alike, if she must. What was it Ser Barristan had said, about her father? ] How long ago were you exposed?

[competing]

[ it had been a tentative broach, but she seems unwilling to budge for now.

fair enough, though he doesn't know how long privacy can be afforded when they're all running on a schedule here. ]

not sure
dont think im too far along yet
just get the hunger pangs

[conqueress]

[ An even longer silence than before transpires, because she has been reading. One particular comment has caught her attention.

There he is, giving counsel with the rest. The words seem so reasonable, devoid of the sudden anger he had shown her in the throes of his disease. She wonders if he fights it even now, whilst he expresses concern for Feferi, and reads their plain concern for his sake. Who is Pidge?

He leads them. He must. Why does that make her feel so strange? Then: ]

It has been a hair over a week.

[ Since her own exposure. She has counted the days. ]

I have appetite enough for two queens.

[competing]

[ the pause makes him worry, but her quiet admittance is enough to distract him. he's known, of course, so he isn't surprised. but hearing her admit it is still... it still hits pretty hard. ]

if you need anything, youll let us know?