Number II - When you're hot, you're hot... [Video]

[nobody_number_8]

[Axel's face appears on the screen, and even shadowed by the hood of his coat- which in itself is unusual, since he tends not to like the hood- he doesn't look too well. He also seems to be bundled up in a thick gray blanket. When he speaks, his voice sounds tired and hoarse, as if he'd been coughing a lot recently.]

Hey, everybody. Guess what? Turns out Nobodies aren't immune to this bug that's going around...

[He's forced to pause there, as he trails off into a coughing fit. He gives a faint groan when he manages to regain his breath, seeming to try and curl deeper into his coat and blanket.]

Dammit... [He sighs hoarsely.] Just... fair warning for anybody that might think of visiting.... don't touch me, OK? Unless you wanna burn your hand, that is. One of the fun side effects of being a fire-user with a fever, ya know...

[Another, briefer coughing fit interrupts him]

Hope everybody else is doin' better than me...

Comments

[megaton]

You can use fire?

[Priorities, Megatron.]

[nobody_number_8]

Yeah. Would give you a demonstration, but 'fraid I'm not really up to magic at the moment...

[He coughs a bit.]

Good thing it comes with being immune to it myself, though... Body temperature as high as mine would've killed a regular human long before now...

[Not that he doesn't feel miserable and chilled anyway, of course.]

[megaton]

Of course not. This illness is proving to be a problem.

[Megatron will give you a wide berth for now. He's seen sicknesses that affect both organics and robots before in Axiom. That was the problem with a city controlled by Cyborgs--they bridged the gap and caused all sorts of nasty things to happen to everyone. Here, however...]

As I have something of an affinity to fire, I would be interested in a demonstration when you are well.

[nobody_number_8]

You're tellin' me... Think half the town's down with it by now...

[And Axel doesn't mind being given a wide berth. (Not that Megatron could fit in his room anyway, of course, but details...) This is something he doesn't want to give to anyone else, if he can help it.

Despite the situation, though Megatron's wording does make Axel a little curious.]

...OK, assuming that means more than 'you like to blow stuff up', you've got my attention. [cough-cough] And long as we do it somewhere where there's nothing important to damage, don't mind giving you an actual demo once I'm back on my feet...