Being the Twenty-First Entry (Voice; The desire to die keeps rising)

[anti_asymmetry]

Seventy-three itchy, ugly red dots on one arm.

Sixty-five on the other.

Right leg, twelve clusters. Left leg, nine.

The world is out to get me. I am destined to be asymmetrical for the rest of my pitiful existence. Why was I ever born to begin with?

Comments

[mytechskeeper]

Um...Kid?

[anti_asymmetry]

Yes, Tsubaki.

[mytechskeeper]

Wh-what...you don't sound very good.

[anti_asymmetry]

I don't feel very good, either.

[mytechskeeper]

What's the matter? Is there anything I can do?

[anti_asymmetry]

Chicken pox. Chicken pox.

[mytechskeeper]

Oh dear, that's not good at all.

I'll make some good food and bring it up to the apartment. You're not scratching are you?

[anti_asymmetry]

Liz is making me soup. I confess I don't have much of an appetite.

...No, I'm not scratching.

[mytechskeeper]

Hmm, let's see, what's a good remedy for chicken pox? Lotion to relieve itching...plenty of liquids...cleaning the skin daily...

Oh, I when I was little I was told to take a bath in oatmeal when I had chicken pox!

[anti_asymmetry]

...In oatmeal?

[mytechskeeper]

Yes, apparently it's an old remedy. I was only a kid so I didn't think much on it, but I did feel a bit better after it when I think about it...

[anti_asymmetry]

Perhaps, I'll...give it a try. If only to get rid of the itch.

[mytechskeeper]

It's worth a try. You'll probably need a lot of it though if you want to try. I was on my way to a nearby store anyway, I'll bring some oatmeal mix. Though I should warn you, try not to move around too much, it'll feel a little...strange when you do.

[anti_asymmetry]

I doubt I'll move much at all. The very thought of bathing in oatmeal is unnatural enough.

[mytechskeeper]

Well I admit it is a little messy, but if it helps your chicken pox it's something right? You just have to make sure it's as smooth as possible. It's...not so good when it's lumpy...