35; not now, five; not ever, five; go away, feels

[sandinmyboots]

Whoever's pulling this better stop right now.

[Kefka looks like shit. No amount of red make up can hide how baggy his eyes have gotten or how hollow his cheeks have gotten.]

I don't have time for these shenanigans. Get over here so I can put you to sleep and I can get back to things more important than wallowing in your pity!

Comments

[aquaticrush]

Everyone's acting so strangely today...

[crackpotcrocker]

.... ^{Something's off...}

I've been sugguested alcohol for sleeping disorders.

Speaking of which, my apologies for leaving the lab. Langly pulled me away before you could arrive.

[sandinmyboots]

No shit.

[he's swearing. kefka never swears.]

I expect some halfwit virus decided it'd be funny to swap everyone's moods around since we're all not being fun enough for this place!

[aquaticrush]

I'm sorry!

Is that what it's doing?

[sandinmyboots]

Of course it is! An idiot could see that. And alcohol just makes me get more upset, we don't need another repeat of the time that idiot Kefka blew up the embassy, do we!? Not us!

[And Kefka....deflates is the only proper word, his shoulders falling.]

It's fine, Denzel. You have other friends than me and I haven't been around either. I still need to kill that twerp with the muscles for you. You're eating properly?

[YOU BETTER BE]

[cooledition]

You should be fine. You'll be able to go without sleep for a while more.

[sandinmyboots]

Don't say that when you don't mean it!

Of course it is. Electra is happy, Thor is sad, Lancer's pissy - it's not in character for any of them! Much less me feeling sad and sorry for all you little whining weasels! Use your sense of observation, unless you're so high on insecurity that you can't see past your glasses!

[sandinmyboots]

Of course I can, twerp. The sleep is for them so I don't have to deal with their emotions leaking onto me.

[aquaticrush]

I do mean it! I upset you!

I knew people were acting strangely, but if it's because they feel what other people feel, I guess that makes sense...

[cooledition]

Twerp? Well that's not very nice!

Yes, it seems like many people are suffering from similar symptoms. There's been plenty of interesting things to observe~!

[sandinmyboots]

I don't care.

If you're having so much fun, then why don't you write up a study about it that catalogs the various symptoms and figure out who is affecting who, if anyone at all? Make yourself useful.

[pinkishgray]

You're saying it as if it's voluntary.

[His hands are in his pockets. This is a big deal.]

[sandinmyboots]

You always say sorry, even when you didn't do anything! How can I know anything you say is genuine?

Of course it is. I can resist because I know exactly how I should be feeling right now and can act accordingly, which will hopefully get my double to feel that and cycle that back to me so I can act normally.

[cooledition]

I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with the people in this community yet to decide who has whose feelings. But I am collecting the data that I find!

[sandinmyboots]

If they volunteer to come over so I can get them to sleep, then it's voluntary. Then they don't have to deal with me, I don't have to deal with them, and there's no skin off anyone's back.

[Kefka hasn't picked up on that yet, too busy rolling in his feels.]

[sandinmyboots]

I am, so I can collaborate. Write up something and bring it to me and I'll try and connect the dots.

[pinkishgray]

And how, exactly, are they supposed to know they're twinned up with you?

[it's a good question okay.]

[crackpotcrocker]

[Crocker hunches his shoulders and moves his head in like a turtle]

Well no...

Yes, but I hadn't planned on that. I was aducted against my will but if you still want to come over after you get some rest.

The heck you're talking about?! Turner doesn't have muscles!

I guess?

[cooledition]

By the time you are able to connect things together, the virus might be over.

[sandinmyboots]

They're the person who wants to kill another person and is miserable in general. It's easy. A wombat could do it.

[Or, alternatively, the murderfeels are all mixed up with grieffeels and worryfeels and fearfeels, even if Kefka would never admit it.]

[sandinmyboots]

So? It could be fun.

[He smiles. It's more friendly than he'd be willing to admit, even if dat rage is making the side of one mouth twitch.]

[pinkishgray]

On a day like today, that seems a very common description.

[Five when he's pissed once shot a dying cyberman *twelve times*. So yeah.]

[cooledition]

Alright then! I will gather the data I have collected so far and find you. What is your name?

[sandinmyboots]

Yeah, I'll come over then. I'm not someone you want to be near right now. This is the sort of mood that sent people running before things got to this, ha ha... [Kefka titters, then shakes himself out of it and attempts to reset into rage. Which. Looks more like a sulk than anything else.] Want me to talk to Langly about that?

And not whoever it is you're talking about. The big, muscly guy with the accent and the chin.

No accidentally starving yourself, got it? Or I'll pummel you with fish.

[sandinmyboots]

Kefka Palazzo, from Woolsey. And you?