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riverviewlogs2018-04-28 05:04 pm
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[open/closed] I watched a change in you
who: John Sheppard & friends, GUEST STARRING the retrovirus, and anyone unlucky enough to cross his path
what: John's problematic transformation from a man into a manbugthing and all the drama that follows
when: Late April to early May
where: Various, inside and outside the wall
warnings: Graphic violence, sexual content, disturbing imagery, language... your typical Rated R Sci-fi movie
Day 0: John is bitten by a venomous insect in the field. Lingering traces of the Irratus bug retrovirus in his system are activated in biological defense, successfully counteracting the venom.
Day 1: No outward physical mutation. Physiological condition is optimized. All symptoms of stress, fatigue and exertion are eliminated. Near instantaneous healing of minor wounds. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability are at peak human capacity. Dopamines and hormones exceed normal levels. Positive change in mood is subsequent.
Day 2: No outward physical mutation. Instantaneous healing of minor wounds. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability are above peak human capacity. Dopamines and hormones are off the charts. Senses are enhanced. Extreme decline of mental/emotional/sexual inhibitions. Behaviour is erratic and reactive.
Day 3: Physical mutation begins, progressing rapidly. Pupils become slitted. Skin and extremities show signs of textural change, becoming rough, hardened and discoloured. Grey dermal patterning covers significant portion of body. Near instantaneous healing of major wounds. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability , as well as senses, are super-human. Shift of brain chemicals and hormones from human to Iratus bug. Loss of mental/emotional/sexual inhibitions. Behaviour is extremely erratic, reactive, and violent.
Day 4: Physical mutation advances significantly, altering facial features. Skin takes on an exoskeleton appearance. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability, as well as senses, are super-human. Complete regenerative ability. Extreme shift of brain chemicals and hormones from human to Iratus bug. Loss of mental/emotional/sexual inhibitions. Loss of identity, and some cognitive function. Behaviour is that of an apex predator. Hyper-violent, territorial, and predatory.
Day 5: Chrysalis. Complete transformation to Iratus hybrid, and loss of human consciousness. Point of no return.
what: John's problematic transformation from a man into a manbugthing and all the drama that follows
when: Late April to early May
where: Various, inside and outside the wall
warnings: Graphic violence, sexual content, disturbing imagery, language... your typical Rated R Sci-fi movie
Day 0: John is bitten by a venomous insect in the field. Lingering traces of the Irratus bug retrovirus in his system are activated in biological defense, successfully counteracting the venom.
Day 1: No outward physical mutation. Physiological condition is optimized. All symptoms of stress, fatigue and exertion are eliminated. Near instantaneous healing of minor wounds. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability are at peak human capacity. Dopamines and hormones exceed normal levels. Positive change in mood is subsequent.
Day 2: No outward physical mutation. Instantaneous healing of minor wounds. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability are above peak human capacity. Dopamines and hormones are off the charts. Senses are enhanced. Extreme decline of mental/emotional/sexual inhibitions. Behaviour is erratic and reactive.
Day 3: Physical mutation begins, progressing rapidly. Pupils become slitted. Skin and extremities show signs of textural change, becoming rough, hardened and discoloured. Grey dermal patterning covers significant portion of body. Near instantaneous healing of major wounds. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability , as well as senses, are super-human. Shift of brain chemicals and hormones from human to Iratus bug. Loss of mental/emotional/sexual inhibitions. Behaviour is extremely erratic, reactive, and violent.
Day 4: Physical mutation advances significantly, altering facial features. Skin takes on an exoskeleton appearance. Strength, speed, stamina, and durability, as well as senses, are super-human. Complete regenerative ability. Extreme shift of brain chemicals and hormones from human to Iratus bug. Loss of mental/emotional/sexual inhibitions. Loss of identity, and some cognitive function. Behaviour is that of an apex predator. Hyper-violent, territorial, and predatory.
Day 5: Chrysalis. Complete transformation to Iratus hybrid, and loss of human consciousness. Point of no return.
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Instead she's just unnerved.
She won't tell John that, at least. She won't mention it at all. She'll just hover while he does paperwork, hover after she gets him coffee, hover as he gets ready to leave.
And, finally, blurt out: ] You never leave early.
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[John grins at her, teasing. Chyler is his favourite victim. She makes it so easy, and it doesn't help that she's cute as a button.
He reaches out and messes up her hair with one gloved hand.]
I won't tell on you to me if you wanna cut out before the bell.
[It's not like they're doing anything important. He's already done his paperwork, and anything else can wait. If there's an emergency the PG will call. It'd be a waste of a beautiful day to spend it sitting at his desk. For once he WANTS to just enjoy the weather and have himself a nice meal on a patio, instead of picking the dirtiest bar and hookup he can find to drown his sorrows.]
Whaddya say, girly? Want to get some ice cream?
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Second Point: ....This is disturbing, for the reasons outlined above, and the possibility of magic or who knows what else. You can never tell with this place.
Ergo: He needs supervision. She can't just let him walk out if there's something legitimately wrong. He's her responsibility as much as she's his. He's her commanding officer. He's family. ]
Fine. [ She looks at the papers on her desk, reports unfiled, unfinished. They'll be itching at her until she comes back to do them, but she can take care of that later. ]
All right, fine. [ Chyler gets up and smooths the front of her uniform. ] There's a place near the communal housing building that's not bad.
[ I.e. she likes it. ]
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[John knows. He speaks fluent Chyler.
Before she can change her mind on him, he's throws and arm over her shoulders and steers her out of the office. He says hi to everyone they meet in the hallway, seemingly remembering everyone's name, and happy to let them know it.
Lt. Col. Congeniality.]
When I was a kid, we had this ranch up in Canada. They didn't have ice cream trucks, they had these guys driving giant tricyles with freezers on the front called Dickie Dee's. We were all crazy about it, of course. Ice cream. But we had this chant we'd chase them around with, because y'know, kids.
"Dickie Dee, Dickie Dum, stick your ice cream up your bum."
[John cackles. It's still good.]
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She stays quiet at least until John tells that story, then she's looking up at him incredulously. Not like she didn't have children's rhymes where she was from, not that she even has a hard time imagining John chanting that particular rhyme (it's really, really easy to imagine). It's just that he so rarely talks about his childhood, except when he's being cavalier, dismissive, alluding to how miserable it was.
She's reading too much into this. It's just a story. It's just a story, just a good mood--but she can't make herself believe it. ]
I've never seen an ice cream truck.