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[sometimes_boe]

[Hello, City, this is your captain speaking..only he doesn't sound his usual self. In fact, he sounds terrible and if he sounds this terrible, you can be certain he looks just as bad.]

You know..funny thing about being immortal: you don't really get sick...ever.

I guess two-hundred-ish years of a clean bill of health have finally caught up with m- [Somewhat distant coughing fit as he tries to hold the device away. His voice only sounds worse when he starts speaking again.]

...either I've forgotten what a cold feels like or this is some super-cosmic cold out to kill me.

So...don't suppose anyone's got some magic cold-curing ideas from their home worlds? This isn't exactly something I'd like to suffer through over the next week or so.

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[sometimes_boe]

Even I don't know that one. It just...happened.

I will. I'm pretty good at escaping when I need to.

[oceantrauma]

That's...odd. Did it happen in your world, or maybe it's this place?

Then you'll be alright. You must not be too sick if you can escape them.

[sometimes_boe]

I was here for a little while, then I went back home and that's when it happened. When I came back here it carried over.

I've been through worse, I'm sure. It's just...new in a way.

[oceantrauma]

So it wasn't this place. It would almost make sense if it was.

[A light smile.] Yes, if it's just a minor cold you'll be better in no time, as long as you take care of it. I can't imagine living for two hundred years, let alone not getting sick for that long, though I rarely fall ill.

Just make sure to rest, stay in bed, sleep when you want, and drink a lot of fluid.

[sometimes_boe]

I'll keep all that in mind.

You sound like you know a lot about this. You wouldn't happen to be a nurse or a doctor, would you?

[oceantrauma]

No, not at all. I think a doctor could give you far better advice. That's just what I learned from studying, and being sick.

[sometimes_boe]

Well, I've got two. I'm sure one of them can help.

Thanks for the advice.

[oceantrauma]

You're welcome.

Take it easy.