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[And after yet another fairly troublesome mishap in her room, Flora finally manages to turn her Gear on. She had been meaning to just send a private call, but it didn't look like that was possible now. Her skin's taken on a sickly yellow tint, with black lines creeping from her neck to her cheeks, and her dark eyes are now a bold ruby color. There's probably more where that came from, but she's got her blanket wrapped about her.

For a long second, Flora just stares at it, watching the blinking light flash back and forth, but then she sighs in relief.]

Oh, thank goodness, it's not... broken a-after all...

[She scoots a little closer, pulling the blanket tighter around herself to hide the marks.]

F-for... everyone... afflicted w-with... w-well, everything... I... I--hope we all f-find a cure soon! Just... h-hang in there!

[Bravest smile she can muster, before she wiggles closer to her Gear and reaches out for it, showing her black-marked yellow fingers for a split second before she pulls her hand back in. Nope, still afraid to touch it. A nervous glance at the gear, then at the door.]

...P-professor?

A little... help... here?]

[But thankfully, her Mareep, who's been watching this entire scene sadly from the side of the room, takes pity on her and goes to turn the connection off for her.]

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[!!! Even a little girl is sick..]

That's right, a cure will be found soon. Just hang in there, alright..?

[She smiles, giving her a nod.]

I know... W-we're just w-waiting. [Fighting off a small twitch, she moves a little closer.] A-are you... okay?

[Offering a reassuring smile, she nods.] Yes, I guess I arrived too late to catch it. My name is Cheria, what's yours? [MUST COMFORT CHILD sob the poor girl!]

[A small sigh of relief.] T-that's good! Try... n-not to catch it... w-while you're here.

I'm Flora. N-nice... to meet you, Cheria.

I'll do my best! It's nice to meet you too, Flora. Hey, tell me about your Pokemon, are they friendly? [A distraction for the child in the form of ~~hopefully~~ cute things! She'd have her Trubbish be cute but uh... trash bag. Maybe Cheria can use that fish..]

My... pokémon? W-well... I've got t-two!

[Moving over a little, she beckons over the little Mareep from earlier. The little sheep reeeeeeps over at the gear, smiling sheepishly.] T-this... this one is Agatha. S-she's my Mar--eep! A-and then... I've g-got a G-Gible, w-whom I've n-named Julian.

Agatha.. what a cute name! It fits her nicely. [Smiling warmly, Cheria gently taps a finger over the screen as if she could pet the fluffy sheep.] Julian sounds like a really good name too!

T-thank you! This one o-only... fits her, b-because she's j-just as gentle. B-but Julian...? H-he bites.

What does Julian look like? I'm afraid I don't know what a Gible is yet.

L-like... a little dinosaur, actually! He's... blue with a r-red stomach. A-and... a fin.

[As she describes the pokémon, she wiggles about a little, dropping the blanket with her gesture of the fin. Besides the rather old-fashioned frilly pink and white nightgown she's in, her arms from the elbows down are equally yellow with black marks tracing a vain-like pattern through to her fingertips. The marks on her cheeks and her neck are all the more prominent against the contrast of her clothing. But Flora finally lowers her hands, not quite realizing that she's dropped the blanket.]

A dinosaur huh.. I guess that explains why he's a biter. Be careful with him then! [She has to pause, looking worried at being able to see the girl so much easier. It really is concerning, all of those marks, and it's enough that Cheria nearly brings her hands to her mouth. Folding them instead, she bites her lip gently.]

Does he at least listen to you? [Keep the topic on the Pokemon..]

I am. [But Cheria's reaction doesn't go unnoticed, so she catches that little worry. Looking down, she realizes the blanket had fallen, so she blushes and quickly goes to pull it back up.]

Sorry about that...

That's good.. ah -- [Smiling apologetically, she shakes her head.] No, it's okay. It's how you look, for now, and I know you will be just fine once a cure is found. [Her smile turns reassuring then.] You don't need to apologize at all.

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