Public channel; late Day 5

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So...seems there's quite a bit I've missed. Would anyone care to fill me in?

Ah, right. Tanyuu Karibusa, make up artist, for any newcomers that don't know me. I've been back in my homeworld for a while, but I didn't realize how long I'd been gone here. Something of a problem with inter-realm travel.

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It had better not.

[Okay, deep breaths, Tanyuu.]

I'm almost over there, I'll see you soon.

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[dontpokethat]

Right.

[He stays put until she arrives, resting an elbow on the table he's sitting at and tapping his fingers idly on its surface.

When he sees Tanyuu coming in, though, he stands up, ears perking up despite his overall state - which, simply put, isn't great. Fortunately he's at least changed clothes by now, so he's not particularly gross, but this is not a man who has been getting enough sleep, or even chances to relax.] Hey, Tanyuu.

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[Tanyuu had expected some amount of wreck with Ginko--even with her around he'd still managed to needlessly work himself to the bone--but the sheer extent of it raises her alarm as she hurries over, antennae lifted forward and twitching anxiously.]

Ginko! You look worn to threads, what happened?

[dontpokethat]

Um... a lot. Things went pretty badly wrong in the last world, and we're... still dealing with the aftermath. [More specifically:] Several people ended up afflicted with a type of magic venom; we don't have a cure yet, but a bunch of us have been working on finding one.

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Oh, gods...

[Fully closing the distance, Tanyuu reaches out to rest her hands on Ginko's arms, looking up at him with concern.]

Were you afflicted? What are the effects?

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[Ginko stays still where he is, not pulling away or freezing up the way he tends to when most people touch him. It's no surprise from Tanyuu.]

No, I wasn't. Those infected have been fatigued, nauseous, often hopeless... at this point, we're pretty sure that's an actual direct effect, not just a result of their situation. And many of them have had body parts turned to stone. The Ringmaster has enchanted them to be able to move, at least.