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Lt. Col. John Sheppard ([personal profile] deploy) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2018-04-28 05:04 pm

[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.
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[personal profile] childofaxios 2018-07-11 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is so bizarre. If Chyler had the reference point of The Twilight Zone, that's where her mind would be right now. As it is, she stays quiet on the way out of the base, as stone-faced as John is friendly, mentally daring anyone to try and interfere with him or stop him or ask what's wrong. It's her job to find that out, thanks.

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.