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[tanvirus]

[Tan's comm crackles on, but the only thing transmitting at first is static. Brig + West Nile + about a week of not eating or sleeping like a normal human being anyway means that he's in bad, bad shape.

On the upside, the heat in the brig means he can sweat out the fever, right? Right? ...Nope.]

...Bryn.

[And we're back to static. It's

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[brynkitten]

[Bryn was incredibly worried. Since she'd woken up, she hadn't been able to actually see Tan, and now he was in the brig and...he didn't really sound good.]

Tan? Are you okay in there?

[tanvirus]

[Static. And what sounds like someone breathing. The comm abruptly switches over to text.]

yyyyoyy8 8

[And back to audio!]

Bryn...?

[Forgive him for sounding really out of it. Even though he's been here before, and he knows he's in the brig for accidentally killing Bryn, the fever and ambient heat are combining to melt his brain into mush.]

[brynkitten]

[Not good, not good. Bryn is in full fret-and-worry mode now.]

Tan...it'll be okay. It's just a few days and then...then you'll be out. I'll come find you and take care of you okay? Just hang in there...

[tanvirus]

[Oh yes, just what you want to hear when you're confused and feverish and possibly hallucinating. That the person you killed (however unintentionally) is going to come find you and "take care of" you.

Well done, Bryn!]

No.

[There's a reason for that "no" isn't there? He just had it, and then it flitted away.

Oh wait, wait, he found it again.]

Your necklace. Found--Found it.

[gunsandhonor]

[Saying "you sound like shit" isn't at all helpful to the situation, but it's honestly the first thing on his mind.]

... Hang in there.

[tanvirus]

[Was that meant to be encouraging?

He can't work up the energy to respond anyway, so all you get is a little burst of white noise, Gavin.]

[havea_heart]

[Ah, hell. Ah hell, he was hoping he'd been mistaken and Tan hadn't gone to the brig, but where else would he be transmitting static?

Besides, like, Carnival.

...better brig than Carnival.]

H-How--

...How--how're you feeling?

[You're not well enough for this bullshit, Tan. Who the hell did you kill this time?]

[tanvirus]

[Nope, not Carnival! Definitely the brig here. And c'mon, Herz, this time it was an accident.]

S-Sick.

[The best part of a fever is the shakes.]

[havea_heart]

[Herz winces at the response.

God

Dammit

What can he do for you in there? Ironhide's posting with a cold, but Herz hasn't quite made the connection. He saw Tan earlier this week--he was doing shoddy then, it just makes sense he'd be doing worse NOW.]

I--I-I'm ss--sorry.

It--

It--it really won't be long. I--I-I promise.

[tanvirus]

Th-three--

Three days.

[He hopes. That's how long it was last time.

He's not sure he'll survive it, Herz!

A staticky thump. Tan's just going to lie on the floor and try not to die.]