o23. [voice]

[worthier]

[Having your first cold can make you feel too worn out for the simplest things, so here he is having to use the voice function and sound horribly stuffed-up]

It's likely that harsh conditions and stress over the past week could have compromised those with weak immune systems, but -

[ominous pause, false alarm]I am not usually susceptible to

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[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

Blumanasuns?

[voice]

[worthier]

Bioluminescence.

[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

Bioluminasens?...What's it mean?

[voice]

[worthier]

That was an improvement.

[sniffle]

It enables some organisms to produce light through chemicals inside their bodies.

[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

Oh.

What's a organism?

[voice]

[worthier]

A life form, obviously.

[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

A life form? Like something that's alive? How does a alive thing make light?

[voice]

[worthier]

They glow when two or more chemicals in their bodies react to one another.

... How old are you?

[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

Ooh. So if I get chemicals then I can glow too?

I'm...three!

[voice]

[worthier]

No. If you ingest certain chemicals, you will experience intense pain and die.

[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

...Oh. I don't want to die. Does that mean I can't glow?

[voice]

[worthier]

Not unless this curse has affected you.

[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

Aww...I hope this curse gets me next time then.

[voice]

[worthier]

Didn't you pay attention? It also causes illness.

[voice]

[innocentxcharm]

It does? That's not good!

[voice]

[worthier]

I suggest you use caution around those who have it.