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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 05:01:34 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

The receptionist raised an eyebrow, before going to their phone.

"Paging Dr. Calder to intake, paging Dr. Calder to intake." they said. Rowena was well-known because of who she was, and the fact she was known to be a friend of Rene's, and she was holding an orb of ice mana, made them listen to her.

"We'll see how long it takes." they told her.

And it did not take long at all. Rene showed up in a couple of minutes, and was immediately surprised to see Rowena there, and with a orb of ICE mana, of all things.

"Ah... come on, Rowena." he said to her, opening the door to allow her further into the hospital.

"Walk and talk."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 05:04:23 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
Rowena didn't say anything as she fell into step with Rene.

"Ever heard of centibus parasitica ignis?" She asked, her voice curious.

"If not, you're going to get a crash course." She then said.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 05:25:40 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

Rene raised an eyebrow.

"Ah... no." he said. "No I haven't." he told her.

"However, I DO know my Latin." he then said further. "And I know that you essentially said something along the lines of 'parasitic fire', or the like." he went on, sighing.

"While that... is plenty descriptive already, I need details." he continued.

"So crash course me."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 05:29:09 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"Old world parasite. Fed on heat sources - dragons primarily - before said heat sources died out. they live in rock root and will kill the heat source they are attached to. They cannot live in pure fire, so phoenixes are exempt, but will take the heat of the victim above and beyond that of a standard flame." Rowena told him simply.

"And you kill it by freezing it. Or at least dropping the temperature to a few degrees below normal - for a human." She continued.

"You're going to have to almost kill Kelly with how high her natural temperature is."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 05:56:19 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

Rene was silent, before pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Ngh." he grunted.

"Great." he muttered.

"No WONDER our scans weren't showing anything." he said further.

"So how is it transmitted?" he asked.

"It's clear this is an internal one, yes?"

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 06:04:30 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"It's a parasite, so really hard for someone else to catch it." Rowena told him honestly.

"Not sure on how to 'catch' it initially though. I assume it's something to do with being in proximity and it coming to you." She added.

"If you check her blood under a microscope, you'd have a hard time seeing them too, as they duplicate quickly - that's what is causing her temperature to flare so badly - and are the exact same consistency as blood as well. They can mimic it so perfectly." She told him with a sigh.

"However, take a sample, put it on a slide and freeze it? it'll turn black. When the blood thaws again, or in Kelly's case, reaches her ridiculous natural temperature, then it'll dissolve into the blood. She'll feel like shit for eh, a week, but it'd be like having a brutal flu."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 06:26:56 )
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my little jokes on thee...

"...." Rene was silent as he heard that.

"I..." he stammered.

"That's the only way, isn't it?" he asked.

"That treatment is dangerous and drastic, but it's the only hope that Kelly has, isn't it?" he asked further.

"It is." Rowena confirmed.

"How do you know so much about this, by the way?" Rene then inquired.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 06:29:07 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"I'm a Fyrane, and I have a sister I used to collect plenty of plants and shit for." Rowena commented.

"Did you know you can find rock root in the wild? Hard to come by, especially now with all the deforestation, but it is still there." She added.

"They love it in nature too. Which is probably how Ashleigh brought one home, if I'm guessing."She paused a moment before shrugging.

"And Lindsay's had a few times from his forays into the deepest parts of the unknown. Usually just need to kill him for him to be good though."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 06:50:44 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"Huh." Rene muttered.

"I see. Well... fair enough then." he said, as they approached Kelly's room... and even ROWENA could sense the heat emanating from it. But the ice mana she was holding was staying strong. So far.

"So essentially drop her temperature to levels where it's unsafe." he said further.

"...how long?" he asked.

"For how long must she be in this state?"

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 06:53:49 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"Depends on temperature." Rowena answered.

"However, basic rule of thumb that I've stuck with, and was passed down by my mom, and so one... hit hypothermia, and wait another fifteen." She told him.

"Obviously, here, she should be fine, but that was extremely dangerous in the past."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 07:07:09 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

He crossed his arms over his chest.

"...I don't like this." he said.

"But... I acknowledge that there's nothing we've been able to do. And she'll die for certain if she keeps this up." he lamented.

"So. I have no other choice but to put my faith in you, and this treatment." he finished, as they entered the room.

"Now. I assume I'll be administering the orb?" he asked.

"And essentially coating her body with it?"

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 07:08:59 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"Better you do it than I do." Rowena answered.

"And this is the safer option." She added after a moment or two.

"The other option is to basically set her blood ablaze, literally. Not... not sure she'd survive that."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 07:29:40 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"...probably wouldn't, no." Rene responded.

He then made sure that the monitor that was checking her temperature and recording it was working properly, placed the orb above her chest, and allowed the mana to spill out onto her, and causing her temperature to start falling. Drastically.

Alarmingly.

"....forgive me, Kelly." he whispered.

"I do this to save your life." he said further.

Rowena could see how this was weighing on him. He was, essentially, deliberately hurting Kelly. But he knew he had no choice now.

...and I'll forgive thy
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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 08:00:03 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
Rowena stayed back and out of Rene's way, knowing that there would be a decent chance of something going wrong, but really did hope that this would go well. However, there was no way for her to know, what would happened. She knew that with the reptilian elements to Kelly's genetics... well, it could cause this to kill her.

Rowena had absolutely no idea, but she did know that the fact that Kelly seemed to be completely unresponsive to the temperature change, even with it being so drastic, was definitely not helping.

"Oh come on Kelly... don't give in." She said quietly, wondering if she'd arrived too late.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 20:55:57 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

Rene was now sweating heavily as he looked at the temperature monitor. They had reached hypothermic levels a bit ago, and he was keeping Kelly in that state for as long as Rowena said to.

And every second that ticked by felt like an agonising hour to him.

"..." he was silent, clenching his teeth more and more tightly... and just as it seemed like Kelly was going to flatline, the 'timer' went off.

"KELLY!" he exclaimed, taking the ice away and looking at Rowena.

"You need to bring her up to temperature."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 21:04:35 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
Rowena was silent as she tossed some fire over to the bed, causing it to ignite - but not spread. It, in essence, turned the room into an oven, but a bit of a more gradual temperature increase like that would be far better for Kelly than a sudden increase that then induced shock.

"Get out of the room while I get her temperature up. Unless you want to become Casey's dinner." She told him simply, from where she was.

The heat didn't bother her, after all.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 21:30:18 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

Rene nodded.

"Right." he said, quickly leaving the room and shutting the door behind him.

Once he did, he sighed and shook his head, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the opposite wall, looking from left to right.

"...damn it, that did not feel good to do." he said.

"I just hope it worked..."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 21:33:59 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
Rene was out there for about five minutes before Rowena opened the door.

"You won't cook if you come in, now." She toldhim honestly. When he stepped inside, he saw that the bed was a little singed, it was quite warm in there, but it wasn't unbearable.

And Kelly's temperature was a little higher than her norm, but not life threatening as it had been.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 21:58:48 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"..." he was silent as he took in the new scene, before sighing quietly.

"Well, her temperature seems a little high for her, but at least it doesn't seem like she's being cooked now." he said.

"All that's left is to see if this treatment took." he said further.

"....just... wait and see." he sighed.

"I REALLY hope this was worth it."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/07/8 22:13:29 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"Keep an eye on her, and her temperature, while a bit high, should NOT reach those levels again." Rowena told him honestly.

"However, at the same time, I can't say for certain. Most of my knowledge is pertaining to actual dragons, or to humans." She continued. "Neither of which she really is. Not fully, anyway."

"regardless, give her a couple of days, and she should wake."

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