She was (she felt) being as though she was an ignorant child, but at least not openly mocked. Quite unusually, Vasilia was exhausted enough to be relieved.
"I have seen medical scanners before, thank you," she said, not as bitingly as she might have. What had she come to when simply talking-- engaging in a few brisk arguments, the heat of which had at first energized and then exhausted her-- could beat her down? Was this illness? Why did Earthers go on if this was to ambush them at any time?
"I am not sure where I contracted this," she said, trying to seem less of a helpless mass, "but perhaps it was the shower. I have not been eating; little point. Body won't accept it."
She had vomited for the first time in her adult life, yesterday morning, and the experience had been vile and horrifying.
[OOC: Raging fever, 104-105 F. Severe dehydration, secondary infection settled pretty productively into her lungs. Not quite to a major system failure but would be within the next few days.
If the scanner is likely to pick it up: She also has an artificial hip and some minor surgeries around her wrists, and the wear on her cartilage says that she's much older than she looks]
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Date: 2011-08-13 11:58 pm (UTC)"I have seen medical scanners before, thank you," she said, not as bitingly as she might have. What had she come to when simply talking-- engaging in a few brisk arguments, the heat of which had at first energized and then exhausted her-- could beat her down? Was this illness? Why did Earthers go on if this was to ambush them at any time?
"I am not sure where I contracted this," she said, trying to seem less of a helpless mass, "but perhaps it was the shower. I have not been eating; little point. Body won't accept it."
She had vomited for the first time in her adult life, yesterday morning, and the experience had been vile and horrifying.
[OOC: Raging fever, 104-105 F. Severe dehydration, secondary infection settled pretty productively into her lungs. Not quite to a major system failure but would be within the next few days.
If the scanner is likely to pick it up: She also has an artificial hip and some minor surgeries around her wrists, and the wear on her cartilage says that she's much older than she looks]