Audio

[of_deduction]

[ He's set this one to audio simply because he's not feeling well today as evidenced by the brief coughing fit when the feed first snaps on. When he speaks his voice is clipped and slightly hoarse. ]

I need a distraction.

One [ Cough. ] of you must have some perplexing problem you can't solve on your own. [ Cough Cough. ] Bring it to me, and then go away. I'll contact you once I've finished.

[ Cough. ]

And do us both a favor, don't waste my time with anything boring.

[ A pause. ]

If you have to think about it-it's boring.

[ Or you can save yourselves from being insulted by letting him suffer on his own. ]

And John? We're out of tea. Kindly make yourself useful and get some more.

Comments

text; anonymous; private

[upshore]

Given any thought to my little nanite problem?

Unless you've gotten bored of it already.

text; anonymous

[of_deduction]

One can't build bricks without clay.

In order to solve any problem, I need data.

SH

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[upshore]

I could give you all the information I have.

Of course, that'd make me look like a crazy person. But I assure you, I'm as sane as this world allows.

text; anonymous

[of_deduction]

Good.

I prefer the bizarre and seemingly impossible.
SH

text; anonymous

[upshore]

I'm not sure if I can trust you.

[Hey, he has a right to be paranoid.]

text; anonymous

[of_deduction]

Well I can't solve your problem if you don't give me the proper information.
SH

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[upshore]

I'll give you the pertinent information from the primary sources if that's truly necessary.

Let me summarize: The nanites are not contagious, and they rely on guided cell manipulation and cancerogeneration to exist in the first place. They are a kind of parasite once the full form enters the body.

And the only way to become a perfect candidate for being the host is to break your mind with extended exposure to pants-shitting horror.

[Oh, Miles.]

text; anonymous

[of_deduction]

So only with a good dose of adrenaline?

And of course it's truly necessary. How do you expect me to solve anything without all the facts? Blood work wouldn't be amiss either.

text; anonymous

[upshore]

No. In the creator's own words, only someone who's basically gone insane with horror will do. It's less physiological and more mental.

Yeah, bloodwork around here's totally easy to get.

text; anonymous

[of_deduction]

No, even in that case your brain would still be producing chemicals.

I do happen to have a working lab so if you'd like to donate a sample that would help your cause tremendously.
SH

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[upshore]

The way he talked about it...he said "psychosomatic direction", and "mind over body".

I'll consider it.

text; anonymous

[of_deduction]

see that you do, because I think a blood sample will be quite telling.
SH