text | username: xXx_trueblue_xXx & redlion

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[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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text; un: man of still

[figureitout]

that's actually a really good idea. if there's more people staying in one place it's easier to help if anyone gets to the point where they're starting to... you know, not be in a great condition.

have you looked into reinforcing some of the classrooms? making sure the doors can be locked on the outside, boarding up the windows so no one can break them and escape through there, stuff like that. just in case.

[ he'd add that he's willing to help any way he can, but... he figures that should be obvious. ]

and Lance, man... I'm sorry.

text; un: redlion

[secondnature]

With everything that's available here, we might not have all the stuff we need to keep in some of our numbers. I mean it's likely that some won't be able to cause too much damage themselves but others ...

[Keith doesn't mention how much he's afraid of Shiro's slow descent into being something else, and what it might mean for him to deal with it. But he knows that Shiro can't be the only one that he has to worry about.]

Someone mentioned enchantments though. I remember your barriers. Any chance we can use something like that here?

[figureitout]

[ he agrees — with the variety of powers that different members of the team possess, it'd be impossible to even think of containing some of them. fortunately, some of the more destructive cannot be infected, but that still leaves many of them... too many, really. ]

yeah, exactly. we have to think of alternatives for those cases where a school's just not enough. hopefully it won't come to that, but I'd rather not put all my trust on hope here.

I can try. I'd need to be near the school in order to maintain the barrier, and it's just a temporary solution... I can't create a permanent one. but if you need me to try, just let me know, okay? I can also try to smuggle stuff out of the precinct if you need anything.

[secondnature]

The precinct might have materials we can use. Bedding. Can you get that stuff for us? I'd like to avoid handcuffs for the time being, and those seem like they might be spotted going mission.

If someone stronger begins to act out, we might need your barriers. A couple people here have already spoken up.

I won't be able to stop something like that.

[Not without Red. He misses her every day, but especially now.]

[figureitout]

I can. there's a storage for the stuff they give for the people who're kept in cells overnight, i'm pretty sure no one notices if some of that just go missing.

... then I'll be there to help. look, Keith, you're right — you can't stop it. not alone, that is. but as long as we work together, there's a chance we'll get through this just fine.

[ not fine, none of this is fine. but at least if he keeps saying it... it might somehow turn out to be real, after all. ]

[secondnature]

The good thing is that most of the people who aren't sick are that way because they can't get sick. I'm pretty sure I can, but I'm avoiding it. So I can help.

But if I need to jump into it, I know I'll have you at my back.

[Not having his lion sucks, but then ... it's not like having a giant robot would help with his teammates.]

[figureitout]

yeah, we've got a bunch of people like that on the team, don't we... at least that's one less thing to worry about.

... I think I can, too. get sick, I mean. but — it'll be fine, right, as long as we're careful and no one bleeds on us or anything.

[ later on, he'll look back at this moment and laugh because. thanks a bunch, Jason?? ]

hey, you got it.

[secondnature]

They should really get the rest of this team protective gear like what I have.

[Maybe they will after this mission, because, well, lol.]

[figureitout]

maybe we can start a petition for that after the mission's successfully over.

[ SUCCESSFULLY because that's all he can bear to think of at this time tbh... failure isn't an option. ]

[secondnature]

And if ALASTAIR won't provide, I'll see what I can manage myself.

[figureitout]

you've got the technical skill? I mean, I know you've got your gear and all, but... making something like that can't be easy, man.

[secondnature]

Well.

No.

But it's not like I made what I have.

text; un: xXx_trueblue_xXx

[competing]

yeah me too
do me a favor and keep an eye on some people where i cant [ especially you-know-who ]

[figureitout]

you got it. I'm a great babysitter don't worry man

they'll come up with a cure soon, just hang in there until then

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thanks

[ god he hates this. can he really do nothing? ]

i owe you man

[figureitout]

[ he may not know Lance that well — hell, backtrack a month or so and he would've laughed at the whole idea... but what he does know is feeling useless, thinking that you should be able to do more, do something. ]

nah, you don't. we gotta work together here... otherwise we're done. besides — you'd do the same if it was the other way around.

[ if he'd be the one in quarantine, if he'd be the one worrying about not being able to be out there helping someone else... Lance would agree to help without a second thought.

he may not know Lance that well, but that's one thing he knows for sure. ]

I'm gonna bring you stuff from the precinct, everything I can get out of there without people noticing.

[competing]

[ lance won't argue, nor will he take this moment to tout himself, as he so very often does. it's a pretty somber moment for him still, despite stiles' reassurances (a strange place for it to come from, for sure, but that only makes lance more grateful for it) but he also tries not to dwell. ]

thats great, man
now i can finally be that caution tape mummy id always wanted to be

[figureitout]

[ hey, you're talking to the person who constantly uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism, to make fun or avoid thinking all the things he'd rather ignore than dwell on... ]

hey, you know me, my true calling in life is making people's wishes come true

so one order of caution tape coming right up, from your personal fairy godmother

[competing]

[ where stiles likes to apply some sarcasm onto the problem, lance unloads a lot of optimism. ]

nice
ill be the belle of the ball

[figureitout]

the most beautiful caution tape mummy there ever was

but just a warning I'm drawing the line at bibbity boppity booing, everything else goes but that I'm not doing

[competing]

i mean thats probably the most important part but
fair enough
deal

[figureitout]

oh my god
I can't believe I'm about to do this but

[ a pause, followed by audio instead of text: ]

Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo! [ yes. he half-sings that, too. YOU'RE WELCOME LANCE.

(how does he even remember that??? better not ask. really. honestly please don't.) ]

1/2

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[ what... the heck... ]

2/3

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dude

3/3

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THAT WAS AWESOME!