09 ⚓ Video ⚓ I had to wander on sick and sorry till the gods delivered me from evil

[hearrrtofgold]

[Backdated to the second day of the flood]
[He's flushed. Duke's skin is streaked with pink, sweaty and feverish, and he looks like he baked in the sun too long. Clearly moving is not easy right now - he's groaning even as he sets the communicator down. For a second he fixes it with a consternated stare, and lifts his hands up for examination.]

I don't know what's going on or if you're - burning it or what. But can you stop it? Ice water. My only request.

[Private to Rogue]

There's something here that belongs to you. [He has no idea if she can even see this - he suspects not - but pans the feed over the miniature Rogue. It's intact, except for its eyes - the irises are both scratched out, porcelain cracked. He just couldn't stand it staring at him.] I'm so sorry.

It's not… This isn't like me.

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[walkingmeltdown]

Oh.

[He squints at that face for a moment before he feels entirely sure, but...yep, this guy does bear certain resemblance to the doll he was taking his aggression out on earlier.

He blinks at Duke for a beat, and then casts a wry and pointed look down at his currently empty but like always violently glowing hand.]

Ah. Well, for what little it's worth, I wasn't aware of the nature of the dolls yet, when that happened.

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[hearrrtofgold]

[Oh lovely, radiation. Duke can only assume he'll break out in Hiroshima-esque blisters or develop cancer soon. Either that or further superpowers. He really hopes none of these are the case.]

Okay, whatever, just - icewater, please.

[video]

[walkingmeltdown]

I threw it outside my door into the hallway. It might not even still be there.

[video]

[hearrrtofgold]

Fine. As long as you're not doing whatever that was, I don't care.

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[walkingmeltdown]

[Can you see him rolling his eyes, Duke? Well. Maybe you can't, actually.]

If I see it later, I'll dip it into the sink for you. All right? It's not like I was actually able to make you melt for real.