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Day one of the infection was much like any other, the previous nights hunt had seemingly gone off without a hitch. However, by days end the number of infected had jumped from one, to several dozen.
It was only by the next day that the first inklings of awareness began to spread. An unusual number of, mostly minor, injuries the previous night, blamed on ‘distraction’. A few students who called into school, and many others who spent the day fidgeting rather than learning. It was too late however, because by day three, it was a full blown pandemic.
For the first time in years, Future’s Promise was closed, class rooms were quarantined in preparation for disinfection, and dozens of girls couldn’t… stop… itching.
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“You know Kohar,there are a lot of things I could I could rag on you for, and I do.” Anyone who had known Mélissa for any amount of time could hear the venom in her voice.
“Indeed you do” Kohar shot back, trying not to nod her head as the nurses ran comb after comb through her long, white hair.
“But all in all, ripping open a 12 foot long, glowing green, louse right above your head and letting all the gross bug gut goo rain all over you? Possibly the stupidest thing you’ve ever done.”
“Ok, but in my defence, did you hear the noise that thing made when I did? Like throwing a big bowl of Jello into a wood chipper.”
As the nurses combed, and yet more tiny, wriggling little insects were pulled from Mélissa’s hair, the hot tempered magical girl could only muster up six words.
“Kohar, please, shut the HELL up.”