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[There's one annoyed looking blond woman in the Towers lobby sitting on the bottom step during the darkness hours. Is she annoyed at being pulled here? Yes. Is she irritated because she can't get home? Definitely.]

Canada. No wonder we come through feeling like the morning after you had a bad date and tried to drown out the memories in the bottom of an alcohol bottle just to get through the talking part and get to the bedroom part.

[Penny pauses, leaning her elbows on her knees trying to collect her thoughts. She laughs, because it's better than crying or yelling or hitting something.]

What those people told me is crazy, just crazy and now I can't even go out to get a drink. That Irish coffee I had this morning just isn't going to cut it. I'd say I don't believe them but just look at it! [With that she motions to the Darkness outside, giving everyone a view.] This is like I'm trapped in someone's crazy dream.

Someone please book me a ticket back to Pasadena. [There's sarcasm in that sentence because she's been told there is no transportation off the island.

She goes to end the feed but stops.] I suppose I should ask if anyone's seen a few people I know, seeing as how it's Wednesday here and Wednesday is Halo night so they won't respond to this themselves. I'm looking for a group of scientists - one Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, one Dr. Sheldon Cooper, one Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali, one Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler and one Mrs. Howard Rostenkowski Wolowitz. [Penny can't keep the smile from her face at that last one and she doesn't care that it's supposed to be "Dr" instead of "Mrs". The smile slides from her face after a moment.] Oh and I guess if Howard's here too then I'd like to know.

surgicalshot

[Two very familiar doctors are at the Newcomer Clinic, which has recently been stocked with lots of boxes of syringes, non-latex gloves, blankets, tissues, and the standard issue hospital masks. Doctor Tenma has a mask around his neck, something that he could easily pull up for the next patient. There’s some gloves hanging around his stethoscope, too, the same with Doctor Yumeno.]

I think everyone knows by now that there’s some kind of virus going around. It presents itself like the flu, and it’s spreading pretty fast.

[Tenma looks at Daedalus, who looks at the camera.]

We're here to advise you on the basics. Stay rested and well-hydrated, this is especially important if you are losing fluids to fever or vomiting. Acetaminophen or ibuprofen can be used to reduce a fever.

[Tenma moves one of the boxes aside, a package filled with prescription bottles.]

From what we’ve heard, there might be a shortage of these drugs at local pharmacies. We do have some supply here at the newcomer clinic, if you need to stop by. If fever lasts for longer than 3 days, or if you begin coughing up blood, give one of us, or the Clinic, a call.

[Daedalus gives a small nod at the camera, hands folded on the table.]

If your temperature rises above 104°F, you'll want to come to the emergency room at either Siren's Port General, or Skye Medical Center. Skye's walk-in clinic is open even during darkness, but...it's very crowded now, you can expect to be waiting for several hours. If you're not experiencing severe symptoms, it's probably a better idea to stay home and in bed.

Please be careful to avoid heavily congested public places, such as public transportation, the mall, stadium, movie theaters, all of those kind of things. Be sure you're washing hands, especially before preparing or handling food.

[Tenma points to the mask around his neck.]

Also, it might be wise to pick up one of these hospital masks, so if you go into a crowded place, it’s just an extra protection against breathing in any germs. We have a lot of boxes of them at the Clinic, so if you want, you can stop by and pick one or two up.

[Daedalus speaks up again.]

As of right now, SERO's Disease Control Division has noted symptoms surfacing rapidly among many newcomers and local citizens alike, over the past 48 hours. They have advised that hospitals treat this as an outbreak-level threat. They are the Island's leading source of information on epidemiology breakthroughs, and we at SPGH and Skye are receiving hourly developments from each of the hospitals, which are in open communication with one another.

We'll be keeping you updated with relevant information as it develops on our end, if we can beat the news media to it. We'd also like to be aware of the resources available to newcomers. You can come here to the clinic for basic over-the-counter medical supplies. We've purchased them in bulk, and have them here, so you can skip the lines at the drug store.

[Tenma smiles reassuringly at the camera.]

We’re not trying to scare you or anything by all of this, by the way. We just want to keep everyone healthy, so if you need anything, you can call any of the doctors from the Newcomer Clinic, or myself, or Doctor Yumeno, 24/7. That's all we have for now, so be safe, Siren's Port!

universaljanitor

Whatever this is that's going around. Has anyone found a cure for it? Any relief? Done anything that's managed to get the fever down at all? The vomiting to stop?

At this point, I'm not going to judge how unorthodox the cure might be, anything to get a bit of relief would be absolutely brilliant.

One of my hearts stopped this morning. So the sooner I can get a response, the better.

[For the record? He's not okay. He hasn't managed to eat in a day, has a fever that would equal brain damage in a human, it's hard to breathe, he's bordering on delirium and... well. As said, one of his hearts went out. And that has him in a sort of desperate mood. He's failing at finding a cure on his own - which is strange in and of itself - so... yeah. He's getting kind of desperate.]

( Private to Eleven )

[ooc: This is followed by This log here, which takes place tomorrow! But since I am not going to be around Friday or Saturday these posts needed to happen now >:E Pretty much, Ten will die tomorrow from the guilt plague, and will be back around Sundayish or Monday, depending on when I get home!]

circusmaster

Open Summer Education courses upcoming at Siren's Pull University (SPU): German Philosophy & Literature - Tues., Thurs. 12:30 - 2 PM - A comprehensive course covering the ideas of Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and the literary works of Goethe, Kafka, and Mann. Lecture style with discussion encouraged. Early 20th Century Europe - Mon., Wed., Fri. 2 - 2:50 PM - Study will center most around the World Wars and what led to both of them, as well as their aftermath. Lecture/discussion course. Taught by newcomer professor, George Smiley, who served in WWII.

[As far as anyone will know, Smiley was a soldier, not a spy.]

Questions on these courses can be directed to Professor Smiley at (NV number), and those interested are asked to register at SPU's enrollment office.

[The innocuous announcement is followed several hours later by an anonymous, untraceable text sent only to Newcomer NVs.]

Who do you stand with on this island, and why?