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[originaldragoon]

[Rose doesn't look so good. Her skin seems paler than normal and when she speaks her voice is horse from coughing so much.]

With McCoy gone I really hope there is a medic who knows enough about organic medicine to treat something like this.

[Considering she's been avoiding seeing a medic for a basic medical exam, her asking to see one is a big deal.

[She cuts the feed just as she's about to go into another coughing fit.]

audio;

[sciencetank]

[No video feed this time. Perceptor's voice is... oddly hoarse. Rough. It sounds as if something's gone awry with his vocal processor.]

I'm going to add in my support for the medics. So to sp--

[He cuts off, abruptly, with little choking noises. Like someone trying to hold back a coughing fit. When he speaks again, he just sounds exhausted.]

... speak.

I'll be... attempting to find some way to counteract the effects of... all of this. Mess. In my lab.