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[spamsnightqueen]

[For anyone who might happen to be wandering down the halls, they might find a strange creature stumbling through the halls of the Thor. It's a foul-looking humanoid, his skin pale and eyes clouded over in a milky white. He moves stiffly, like his muscles are stuck in rigor mortis. For those who know him, closer inspection will reveal thst this

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[Action]

[apathetic_seal]

[Since hearing the word from Bruce, Minato's been on the lookout. Still, it was still a surprise when he spotted Ryoji. Dear god... He stands a small distance away, turned slightly, as if ready to react to an attack.]

Shit... She did all that to you?

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[spamsnightqueen]

[Oh! It's someone he recognizes!]

Wuuuurgh! Muuuurrrgh huuuuagh? Wuuurrrrgh... [Minato! Hey, what's going on with everyone? Nobody will talk to me...]

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[apathetic_seal]

Geez, you can't even talk straight... They're working on a cure for you now. Just hang in there.

[Minato doesn't even know if what he's saying has any affect. If anything, it's to reassure himself.]

Can't have you wandering the halls now, though, not looking like that. Let's just get you to the clinic for now...

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[spamsnightqueen]

[Ryoji frowns and tilts his head... or, well, cranes his neck.]

Muuuuuuuaaaaaagh? Whhhuuuuurrrrgh... [What do you mean, looking like that? I don't understand what you mean...

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[apathetic_seal]

Now, how should I get you there...?

[He takes a moment to think. He's seen a few zombie films. Best not to get too close.]

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[spamsnightqueen]

[Ryoji knows that Minato means well if he's trying to take him to the clinic, but he's still troubled by his words. Can't even talk straight? Looking like that? He felt fine, except for his headache and feeling stiff... He takes a few, shuffling steps closer.]

Mrrrrrruuuuuugh. Wuuuuurrrgh?? [Minato, I don't get what you mean. Did something happen to me?]

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[apathetic_seal]

[Okay coming closer not good. Minato takes a step back as well, a hand on the sword at his side.]

Geez, after everything else, now there has to be zombies... and Ryoji's case zero... Couldn't this at least wait until Halloween?

[Weighing his options here. Should he try and knock him out, or freeze and transport him that way? Or somehow else?]

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[spamsnightqueen]

[He's stepping back? Ryoji stops, frowning... or well, trying to frown.]

Whurrrgh... Muuurrraaargh? [Zombies? There are zombies around??]

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[apathetic_seal]

[Running over his options... If only he had a wheelchair or something... He could run to the clinic to get one, but leaving him alone now would not be the best of ideas...]

[Thankfully, Ryoji had a scarf. And so that's what he pulls at, trying to take him along like one would a dog.]

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[spamsnightqueen]

[Okay, Minato's acting really weird now... He looks down at the other boy pulling his scarf, before he bats at the piece of fabric to make Minato let go.]

Muuuurrrrrgh? Wuuuuaaaagh. [Minato, what are you doing? I want to know what's going on, you're acting really weird.]

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[apathetic_seal]

[Still pulling, not letting go.]

Could you at least quiet down with the moaning? Not making this any easier, you know. I don't speak zombie.

I swear... once I get my hands on that gargoyle...

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[spamsnightqueen]

[That makes Ryoji stop in his tracks. Quiet down the moaning? Speak Zombie...? Something was definitely wrong here. Could Minato not understand him?]

Muuuurrrrraaagh? [Minato, can you understand me?]

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[apathetic_seal]

[Minato stops a moment later, noticing that Ryoji had stopped. While, no, he could not understand, he definitely picked up on the inflection in the moan.]

Hospital, Ryoji. Hospital. That's where we're going so you don't try to infect anyone else. I do not want to have to deal with an infestation right now.

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[spamsnightqueen]

[This... what infection? Infestation? Was... Was he infected with something? Was it that thing that Dominique injected into him?]

[A sudden thought occurred, and made him realize; maybe this virus that Minato keeps referring to is making him unable to speak? Or at least making Minato unable to understand him. But then how to get his questions across...?]

[Aha! An idea! Ryoji fumbles at his side, searching for his Guide. He should still have it...]

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[apathetic_seal]

[Minato was about to start dragging him again when...]

[What...? Looks like he was... trying to get something. Hm. He let go of the scarf to see where this was going.]

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[spamsnightqueen]

[Thank you for that, now he's getting his Guide out. It seems kind of arbitrary to do, but it doesn't look like it can be helped. Now, give him a few minutes to type out a question; it'll feel longer for Minato, but it'll feel like normal speed for Ryoji.]

What's going on?