[ Friday Afternoon - House One ]
( Introspection - Locked to House One )

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[ Saturday - Action / Voice ]
[Today was a new day.]

[For the first time in a long time, Ion got out of bed as soon as he woke up. It took more effort than he'd like to admit, but eventually he leaves his room, wheeling himself along in the wheelchair he borrowed from the clinic. He has only one goal for the day, and that goal is to make today as fundamentally normal for himself as possible. Though still feeling far more tired than usual, without the added strain of trying to force his leg muscles to move, accomplishing that goal actually seems to be within reach.]

[His first stop is the library. It's the place he frequents most often and the trip he knows he'll need to get used to first. Thankfully, these past few weeks of being unable to stand for very long have let him grow accustomed to asking for help reaching the books on the higher shelves. Now, it just means there are a few more rows he needs help with... though on the bright side, the previously inaccessible bottom row was now much easier to reach.]

[From there, he makes his way around to various other parts of the village, sometimes to actually go in but mostly just to get a feel for getting around. The school, Seventh Heaven, the clinic, the plaza... he's not quite brave enough to try venturing much further than that for now, but that was more than enough for one day. He's not exactly a champion of upper-body strength, after all. Before it even starts to get dark, he'll head back to House one.]

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[Later that night, he pulls out his journal. His voice sounds tired, but his exact mood may be hard to place outside of anyone who knows him very well.]

Perhaps this question is a bit vague... but has anyone ever changed in a way that seemed to be for the worse, only to realize it could potentially be for the better? Not quite a physical change, but... a change in the way you think about certain things.

If you're willing to share, of course.

[As if this place wasn't crazy enough when one experiment was going on, now it seemed like there were dozens! The village was full of children, some people seemed so different from who they usually were, and even that strange public-thoughts experiment had returned. With so many things for the Malnosso to choose from this month, those unaffected must truly be blessed with good luck.]

[At least, that's what Ion was thinking. How else was it that she seemed to be completely unaffected by this experiment?]

[Not that she wants to jinx it by dwelling over things so much, of course, but perhaps she isn't the only lucky one? This thought in mind, she quickly dresses herself and ties her usual ribbons in her hair before heading out of her room to check on her housemates...]

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[And after how well that is likely to turn out, Ion settles for asking a question he hopes anyone who has been here longer might be able to answer.]

Although I wouldn't usually describe anything the Malnosso do as being normal, does it happen often that so many different experiments would occur at one time? 


[[ooc: Internet is iffy here because of the weather, so tags might be slow! And yes, Ion is now a girl and all his memories have been altered so that he has always been a girl.]]

[After accidentally getting caught in the downpour on Wednesday, Ion was pretty sure he was getting a cold. No, scratch that, he was pretty sure he had a cold, but he had been trying his very best to supress it. Summer had only just ended, and catching a cold already was just so...!]

[Well, it was annoying, that was for sure! Although he made it through one day as usual, the next day wasn't looking as promising: a cough and a fever. That meant being stuck in bed for the next few days, at least. That is, unless there was something he could do to try and hurry things along!]

[ Fail!Filtered from Anise - 12% - Pathetically Hackable ]
Er, does anyone know any good remedies for getting over a cold? Preferably ways to get over it faster?

[He probably should have boosted that filter up, but he didn't really think Anise wouldn't realize he was sick; she knew him too well. But at the very least, she'd keep from figuring it out until he didn't get up for breakfast!]


[ooc: Going to bed, so I'll be getting to replies in a few hours! <3]