Denizens of the Xianzhou Alliance are long lived. Foxians often do not reach the age it takes to become mara-struck - our internal organs shut down long before that.
But for the others... mara often inflicts victims with inexplicable bloodlust and violent tendencies. The brain can no longer store any more memories. Only the most vivid and extreme memories remain, which usually consist of negative emotions. Regret, grief... or extreme pain, most typically.
It manifests differently in different people. Some go insane. Some struggle to hold onto their sense of self before finally letting the vines take them.
Not really. We don't get it from long life or anything, we get it from exposure to Originium or to Infected blood. Or dying Infected, if you're really unlucky.
[her tail swishes a little as she explains.]
Throwing up blood's when you know you've got it for sure. You're fucked as soon as that happens-- no need to go get checked. Then you get these.
[a gesture to her crystalline growths.]
They say it's mostly in the blood and organs and whatever, but eventually, it'll probably take out this arm.
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[she huffs, tail swishing, as she settles in.]
Hey, I'm not always running my mouth.
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[ but he thinks it's funny that she's chilling here like a cat that is like don't fucking pet me but i'm hanging out in your space. ]
... How was it on the other side?
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[ugh. disgusting.]
...that Uruha guy said you thought something happened to him.
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[ a pause. ]
Yes. My suspicion was that he was mara-struck.
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[ kinda sloth like, even. ]
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Denizens of the Xianzhou Alliance are long lived. Foxians often do not reach the age it takes to become mara-struck - our internal organs shut down long before that.
But for the others... mara often inflicts victims with inexplicable bloodlust and violent tendencies. The brain can no longer store any more memories. Only the most vivid and extreme memories remain, which usually consist of negative emotions. Regret, grief... or extreme pain, most typically.
It manifests differently in different people. Some go insane. Some struggle to hold onto their sense of self before finally letting the vines take them.
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[her tail lashes. great. love that.]
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But - I don't know if that's the case. I haven't had the chance to ask.
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Us?
[ curiously. ]
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[after a second, she casually pulls up the right sleeve of her jacket, showing him the three lines of black crystalline growths on her skin.]
Because if your theory's right, I'm still Infected.
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Infected with what? [ this is the healer in him sneaking out. ]
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Is it similar to being mara-struck?
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[her tail swishes a little as she explains.]
Throwing up blood's when you know you've got it for sure. You're fucked as soon as that happens-- no need to go get checked. Then you get these.
[a gesture to her crystalline growths.]
They say it's mostly in the blood and organs and whatever, but eventually, it'll probably take out this arm.
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[ frowning so very much at this, actually. ]
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You won't want to hear it, but I'm sorry.
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[a little huff.]
...it's just a fact of life at this point.
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[ ... ]
I'm glad to know it. And I'll be asking the angels if my theory is correct. I hope I'm wrong.
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[with a wave of her hand-]
At least now you won't freak out if you ever see my blood.
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