13th Picture [Filtered from Rue. Just in Case.]

[bestpapaever]

To everyone I spoke to recently--I apologize. I must've said some awful things to you, but... I think I'm back to normal now. Please, if any of you had a sudden bout of--there's not many words for it--aggression? Hate? Then please talk to me. And anyone who grew any feathers or coughed blood as well. I've already heard of two cases similar enough,

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[rogue_crow]

Back to yourself, I take it? Good to hear. [Zevran sounds as cheerful as though Hughes didn't say anything to him at all yesterday.]

[best_papa_evar]

Yeah. I apologize for what I'd been saying.

Some friends of mine managed to snap me out of it. I worry it could've been far worse for me and those around me if it'd persisted.

[Like turning into a giant crow ffff]

[rogue_crow]

You did call me a mangy elf, but I have heard worse.

I had thought to meet up with others that knew you and see what might be done, but it seems I was beaten to it! Still, how can I complain?

[best_papa_evar]

If you want, you can always throw an insult at me, free of charge.

[He says it in a tuckered-out yet relieved way before shifting the phone and glancing outside.]

I'm thinking I know who did this and how. Mainly something ingested through tea. I'm going to a girl named Fran to see if we can find anything in the blood I coughed up. After I expelled it I was healed up completely, in an instant.

[rogue_crow]

Well...you are obnoxiously tall. [Zevran sounds too amused for this to be taken seriously.] But you can't help what race you are.

Blood that makes you angry and aggressive...? We have something like that in my world.

[best_papa_evar]

Aaah, my heart is crushed.

[He pauses.]

Yes. Did people happen to grow any black feathers when they've ingested your world's version?

[rogue_crow]

So you are truly feeling well again? Whatever happened to you, it was...extremely noticeable, to say the least. Potent stuff, clearly.

No, not really. Usually it either kills you outright or turns you into a monster of sorts.

[best_papa_evar]

Yeah--I had a pretty terrible migraine a few minutes afterward, but I'm totally fine now; nothing seems out of place. [Another pause.] I hope those feathers weren't the start of something much more horrible... The people who are still sick could be in great danger.

[rogue_crow]

I have a difficult time picturing any explanation for spontaneously sprouting feathers that is a good one, unfortunately. Do you know who else is affected?

[best_papa_evar]

A boy named Crowe had been, and a friend of mine named Kallen is still sick... A woman named Ukraine was sick as well, and I've heard of an on-going case from a friend named Ken--apparently it's a housemate of his. And Ema even brought some up...

[Sigh.]

There were definitely a handful.

[rogue_crow]

Ken? Ema? [If a voice can communicate the impression of ears perking, Zevran's just did.] These are friends of mine as well. I hope they have not been afflicted themselves...?

[best_papa_evar]

As far as I know, all the people infected were from around the same time period, and they haven't shown any signs-I told them to be careful, but overall I think they're going to be just fine.