failures | 034 [video]

[The feed opens to a very sickly Larry, who is covered in a mountain of blankets. His skin his flushed, and he's visibly shivering and sniffling. Basically, he's been dealing with a killer fever for a few days now. And with all of this weird power and mutation business going on, something's crossed his mind more than once. He decided to take to the network about it.]

So uh... [sniffle] Has anyone else gotten really sick but didn't get freaky powers and stuff? 'cause I've been sick and really cold for forever and a half and I feel kinda cheated...

[And just as he trails off, he starts coughing. And since he's Larry, he doesn't cover his coughs so he tilts his head to get it out of the way.

Just when he thinks he's done, one last cough comes out...and so does a gob of fire.

He stares down off-screen where the Ember attack landed, frightened and in awe at the same time. Did he seriously just cough up a fireball?]

... Never mind.

[Still staring, he then realizes oh god fire in the bed FIRE IN AN INN. As he dives to put the fire out, the feed cuts out.]

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[At the mention of his throat, he instinctively reaches up to touch it. A look of surprised realization crosses his face.]

Y'know...I really didn't feel anything when the fire came out. My throat's a little warm, but it didn't burn up or anything. Weird...

That's... well weird, but also good, right?

Definitely good. But how the heck does that work? [pause] Actually, why am I even questioning Johto?

[Then Larry realizes something.] You don't look like you got hit with the bug. How'd you pull that off? Seems like everyone's sick.

I guess it would be easier not to question it.

[But Takuto's still too new not to do that.]

I don't know. It just hasn't hit me or anyone I'm traveling with... even though I've seen a lot of people who have been hit. [Thinking.] I guess it's not spreading through others?