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[most_unwanted]

[Mulder is lying half-conscious on the ground somewhere in the general vicinity of the Battle Dome. The skin around his eyes, nose, and mouth is all red and inflamed, and whole sections of feathers have fallen out of his wings. He's got just enough of a mind to recognize that he's felt like this before. Alien blood. He's been exposed somehow, and he's suffering the aftereffects. The how and where he is now might take a bit to catch up with him though.]

[After a moment, a weak voice can be heard on the journals:]

...ice... need... need cold.

[Why can't the return to the village be painless and hassle-free? Or just... returning with a funny haircut or something.]

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[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[Like most spur-of-the-moment panic things, Robert doesn't bother filtering. Yet. He needs to figure out what's going on first.]

Mr. Mulder...?!

[He sounds so weak. It's terrifying.]

Please, if you can, give me your location...

[... It'd be just Robert's luck if Mulder's somewhere far away from House 55 just after Robert moved.]

[Voice]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

...Robert...

[The name comes to mind at the sound of the man's voice, and with that the reminder of where he really is. Mulder groans a little in realization. Luceti, right. He tries to look through his swollen eyes. There's a large structure nearby? Not a housing complex, so...]

...uhhh... Battle Dome?

[Voice] -> [Action]

[semper_cogitans]

[... Oh goddamnit. Yes. Just when Robert had moved.]

There's no time to get hung up on this, though. Robert pauses only long enough to hastily grab some ice in a small plastic container, and then he's out the door of House 55, journal already open to the map. He cuts through the forest at a rough diagonal - it's a good thing he's in better shape now because it's a lot further to go than it was before - but Mulder will hear his breathing throughout the trip, and then his loud, thudding footsteps as he approaches.

Eventually, he stops next to Mulder, breathing a little heavily from exertion.]

[Action]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[He can definitely hear the arrival, and just barely see him, his eyes are pretty well swollen though. There's a lot of redness all over much of his skin and some leftover greenish-looking... substance... on him, too. And his wings look pretty icky, corroded almost, along with those missing patches.]

...what a way to come back...

[Action]

[semper_cogitans]

[Well, that looks horrifying. Robert makes some little noise of disgust mixed with panic when he looks at it.]

I have to g-get you inside to clean this off...

[He knows better to go to touch Mulder without getting gloves on, though. But... it's not like he's at liberty to just run inside and grab them, either.]

What do I do with the ice?

[Action]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

...it's going to sound... crazy.

[Mulder is at least semi-conscious, though might not be able to keep that for long unless this thing he's affected by is slowed.]

...dump it on me. Just... dump it all over.

[Action]

[semper_cogitans]

... And... and that will help you...?

[... Not entirely sure if this is a smart idea or not, Robert studies Mulder a second longer before doing what he says, upending the contents of the container over Mulder's rash-covered body.]

... Does... D-Does that help?

[He's questioning the intelligence of not calling the others, now. He could've used their help to get Mulder inside.]

[Voice]

[consultmybooks]

...I can bring ice if you'll tell me where you are.

[Trying not to panic. Trying not to panic. To his credit, mostly succeeding.]

[Voice]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

Giles?

[Well, they haven't taken his memories or altered reality, that's something of a start. It's a struggle to look around the area, but the structure nearby is pretty distinct at least.]

...it's... The Battle Dome.

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[consultmybooks]

Right. I'll be there in a moment.

[It will be about ten minutes before Giles finishes the blessedly short run between Building 7 and the Battle Dome. He's carrying a small cooler in one arm, the same one the inhabitants of room twenty two used on their so very recent vacation.]

Mulder!

[Action]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[Still lying where he was left, and still in really bad shape. Up close, it'll be noticeable Mulder has been doused somewhat recently with a green substance, and a lot of his skin additionally is inflamed and red, the worst being that around the mouth/nose/eyes, which are all horribly swollen. A lot of the remaining feathers on his wings also look kind of... corroded. At least he's still conscious.]

...worst... trip... ever.

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[consultmybooks]

Giles steps over Mulder and hefts the cooler.]

I've made this mistake once before and I'd rather not make it again.

Ice dumped on you. Yes or no?

[Action]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[Right. There's some explanations to go with all of this, but Mulder's not up to giving a lot of those just yet.]

All of it. Now. Hurry.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia is heading to the Battle Dome, intending to train...when she spots something up ahead. Quickening her pace, she pauses abruptly before--]

Mulder?!?

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[The areas around Mulder's eyes are pretty swollen, but her voice and the vague sight of her reminds him of where he is. So he's not back home. He's still in Luceti, and maybe never exactly... left.]

[As for how he is physically, the Malnosso have been messing around with varying concentrations and varieties of a certain green substance. So it looks like he's been recently splashed with a bunch of green liquid. Much of his skin is inflamed, red, and a lot of the feathers- that aren't gone- are icky looking like they'd been worn away by acid.]

...Rydia... it's... I need ice...

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

Ice?

[Rydia looks thoughtful on top of being grossed out and concerned.]

Would my Blizzard spell help?

[But she doesn't want to hurt him. Maybe if she blasted something nearby and collected the ice remaining....]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[These are all reactions Mulder generates on a regular basis too!]

[But for now, as much as he'd like to explain about aliens and their viruses, he needs something to deal with this condition. Preferably before he passes out or anything, since he's the only one who can explain.]

Blizzard. Yes. Cast it all over.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

On you?!? Mulder, that could harm you as much as whatever you have now!

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[The thought hadn't even occurred. Last time he'd been in some kind of hypothermic state, according to Scully.]

...just need... cold. Or it'll get worse.

[Voice]

[kingofwaste]

[Oh no, it's Oswald's sidekick! What's his name again...? Mulder! Oswald may still be suffering from his own kidnapping effect, but that won't stop him from worrying about his friends.]

Mulder! Are you okay, buddy?

[Voice]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[The voice is familiar, and at least is a reminder he's not currently back home. And hearing voices in general means he's not dead, yay?]

...Os... Oswald. It's not good...

[Voice]

[kingofwaste]

[That's making Oswald worried, all right.]

What happened? Did ya get sick? Sunburnt? Drink that needs to go on the rocks?

[Voice]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

No, worse. The Malnosso...

[Hopefully that says it all, since those surprise visits are a regular enough thing.]

[Voice]

[kingofwaste]

Oooooohhh... Gotcha. If you're feelin' sick, you should go to the clinic. They'll patch ya right back up.

[He has no clue how resilient humans are, but they recover soon enough, right?]

[Voice]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

It's... I'm infected. I need cold...

[He would explain, but... Maybe when he's more up to it.]