ITP: magic-induced fever

[killerofademon]

[there's a small kid with flaming red hair wandering around the premises. anyone coming closer than about two meters will feel him emitting a smoldering heat. it should ping pyros.

He doesn't look too well, actually]

Crewger...? Fire? Where'd you guys go? ...this isn't funny anymore.

[ooc; Rath always came down with a lot of fevers as a kid

Comments

[itcamefromcamp]

Looks like you've got a fever.

Any body temperature over an oral measurement of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is a fever. However, body temperatures fluctuate naturally, and a fever isn't considered medically significant unless your temperature tops 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Fever serves as one of the body's natural defenses against bacteria and viruses which cannot live at a higher temperature. For that reason, low fevers should normally go untreated, unless accompanied by troubling symptoms.

If you have a fever of 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, you need immediate home treatment and subsequent medical attention, because it can result in delirium and convulsions, particularly in children.

You can treat a fever by going into the Survival Viewer and taking Ibuprofin, Motrin, or Advil. This is the best medicinal option for patients at least six months old. If you don't have Ibuprofin, Motrin, Advil, or its non-name brand equivalents, you should take a bath in tepid water, about 85 degrees Fahrenheit to help lower your temperature.

[killerofademon]

[I... am just staring dumbly at you now. and my fever is probably far higher than any of those degrees you listed.]

...huh?

[itcamefromcamp]

[shh]

Take a bath in slightly cool water. Whatever you do, don't use ice water; it's a common misconception that a fever means you should immerse yourself in ice water. It'll cause a shock to your system--and the goal is to moderate the fever, not to bring your temperature down below normal!

[killerofademon]

[I'm a kid at perhaps... idk 7? I don't think I got half of that.]

I'm alrigth... it's just a fever. [sob]

[actualrapist]

[IT'S SAFE, I'M A DOCTOR]

... boy?

[protagonistar]

I think he needs some help.

[actualrapist]

Yes, though it is not as bad as it seems.

[protagonistar]

It isn't?

[protagonistar]

[wuh roh.]

... are you alright, kid?

[killerofademon]

I feel ill...

[protagonistar]

You should sit down. It's not right to be wandering round if you're sick.

[killerofademon]

But I don't know where I am...

[clericchronicle]

...Rath? Is that you?

[killerofademon]

Who are you?

[clericchronicle]

You're a kid! I'm Chris, you might not remember me...

[walking closer and whoa - warm]

[killerofademon]

Yeah, I'm a kid, so what? And I never met you before.

[very very warm. if you get close enough, it'll almost feel like you stepped into a smaller fire]

[putyrchinthebox]

Are you okay?

[killerofademon]

I feel warm.

[putyrchinthebox]

[Gets closer why am I programmed to feeel hooot]

Let's get some water.

[killerofademon]

Where...?