video 04 | Hay Fever

[clussy]

(The feed comes on to Eddie sitting there looking very, very cross. He has a piece of cloth wrapped around his face, covering his nose and mouth, but anyone would be able to recognize him well enough by now. His grey eyes are fierce. Oh yeah. The entire ship is in for it.

He puts his hands up and tips his body to the left side of the screen.)

Nooooooooo Eddie. Mold in space is crazy, Eddie! Why would mold exist in space, Eddie!

(He tips his body to the right side of the screen and crosses his arms over his chest.)

Well guys, I don't know. Because I know how water and bacteria work? Because this isn't the first time I've experienced basic plumbing.

(And back to the left he goes, those hands up in the air now.)

But Eddddddie! You're just being paranoid!! Mold? On a ship! That's dumb!

(And he swivels back to the right.)

OH, I'm sorry. You're right. Why should I not be paranoid in a setting where we have next to nothing on the biological expectations of things like fucking mold?

(Eddie turns his eyes back to the camera, now just looking plain old unimpressed. He raises a finger.)

Not to say I told you so, but I totally told you so. It's kind of super hard to see, but I started having an asthmatic fit in the hall and I was like, wow, this hasn't happened in a while. And then I noticed that it was where one of the pipes had burst. And I was like, huh. Coincidence? Probably not. And guess what buckos? Mold. SPACE MOLD. Because guess what? If humans can exist on a ship, then so can bacteria and stuff like spores. Honestly. I should never listen to anyone.

We have plants here, guys, there's organic material everywhere. There's dinos running everywhere. Probably shitting in the pipes. There's actual shit in the pipes, by the way, at least some of them I assume. Organic. Material. And! On top of that! It's wet! (Wow uh, Eddie really can shriek, can't he?)

So what do we do? You should all wear face masks. Mold can cause a lot of serious health hazards. You can get respiratory infections, which if left untreated, can and WILL kill you! If your throat feels funny, that could be the mold! If your head feels funny, probably the mold! Keep your nose and mouth covered. Make sure your living areas are properly dried out. Gosh. Be careful!

(How does it feel to be parented by a literal twelve year old? Cause that definitely just happened.)

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[otiosity]

oh is that why my face hurts?

i guess you can say you mold us so.

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[clussy]

(Um yeah have you ever wondered the exact pitch a siren hits? It's probably this one as Eddie shrieks:)

HAWKE!

(No wonder she can hear them from next door all the time.)

First of all, I need to never hang out with you and Richie at the same time. I think I'd die from cheesiness. (Which may or may not also be a pun.) Second of all- does your face really hurt?

[otiosity]

well that's no gouda. we wouldn't want you to die.

and yes, though not as bad as after you get punched in the face. that's a special sort of misery.

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[nolies]

Mold?

[Whatever the hell that stuff is, it's apparently really dangerous and enough to send another person into a frenzy so it's just smart to ask what it was. Then she can prepare.]

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[clussy]

Uh, yeah.

(Eddie is pretty positive this is a question. Even if it isn't, she's getting an explanation anyway!)

I don't know too much about the total breakdown of what mold is, since there's different types, but I know the basics at least. Mold is usually what happens if you leave food out and it sits for a long time, you'll eventually see fuzzy stuff growing on it, and it'll smell awful. That's a type of mold. And if you eat it, you can get really sick or die.

(Which, despite his hypochondria, is actually true.)

But the mold we're dealing with here comes from this stuff called spores. Spores are like little itty bitty things that float around in the air, and then they take hold of places like wet spots and grow and can make the air reeeeally toxic to breathe. Like with black mold. It's pretty dangerous since you can't always see it's there, but I have pretty sensitive lungs. You're best off keeping your face covered- at least in the halls where all the pipes are. And even then....

(He's talking quickly, but at least he's talking clearly. He is very fine with educating the masses on the dangers of mold.)

And soooome people insinuated that space can't have mold because it's too sterile or nothing can grow- I don't know. Either way, it was bullshit, and now we have mold.

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[nolies]

Toxic. Dangerous.

[And now she has a new thing to worry about! Breathing in hallways. Well, who needs to breathe anyway? She can just hold her breathe in the hall until she knows it's not dangerous. Perhaps different people were just more susceptible? She hasn't had much trouble breathing here so far.

She frowns at the unfamiliar word used at the end, the one she can't work out from context, repeating it curiously.]

Bullshit?

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[beeped]

eds, ive got one word for you: space. cheese.

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[clussy]

I have one for you: no.

[beeped]

i can't believe you forgot how to count. i'm shocked

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[januaryember]

we've got more to worry about than mold.
stan's gone.

[She doesn't know exactly what that means, yet. That she'll never see him again.]

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[clussy]

(Eddie instinctively wants to argue because mold is pretty God damn dangerous, Beverly.

But the latter is pretty important too. Even though it's been a while now. Eddie feels a little uncomfortable.)

Do you want to talk about it or something?

(Thing is Eddie knows enough about this place to realize people just left sometimes. And sometimes would come back and have no clue about being there before.)

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[januaryember]

yeah. I do.

He wasn't there, when I saw us all together again. What if we never see him again? We're all supposed to come back, but he wasn't there.

[It's been eating at her, and she's had a hard time trying to put it into words. She probably should have spoken to them about it before but how?

But if Stan wasn't there, when they reunite... Maybe- no. No. That was exactly why Eddie dies. It wanted them divided.

Maybe they weren't going to win next time.]

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[ex_bossily211]

[Clara sometimes is very concerned about Eddie. This is one of those times. He is way too worked up over space mold. It's adorable in a way one high strung person can appreciate another, but she's careful not to smile so that he doesn't think she's making fun of him. She also tries very hard not to stare, because she's certain she might actually do that and look like she thinks he's crazy.

Which she doesn't. She's just concerned about him freaking out like this.

The end result is her very cautiously side stepping the whole lecture-fit and going for a diversion.]

If you'd like a guaranteed mold-free space to sit in, I could use some help with a project I'm working on.

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[clussy]

(There are valid reasons to be very concerned about Eddie. There are times where it is evident that Eddie could potentially benefit from some professional help, so to speak. For now, Eddie is mostly concerned with the safety of his friends.

And also maybe feeling a teensy bit smug about being right.

A diversion is a pretty clever tactic, all things considered. He peers are her from over his makeshift mask.)

...How do you know it's guaranteed mold-free?

[ex_bossily211]

Because the Doctor and I made sure our quarters were perfectly safe. Free from risk of most fires, vermin, flooding, and mold.

[Because Clara is picky af about where she lives because surprise she's high strung too.]

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[shiro2hero]

Do you... want to use my helmet...?

[He sounds so, so tired right now.]

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[clussy]

(Take a nap, daddy-o.)

....No because then you wouldn't have any way to breathe air safely.

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[shiro2hero]

Pretty sure our quarters are safe enough, man.

You can borrow it if you want.

[What is sleep.]

[nishizono]

at least that was entertaining

because, you know. mold.

[ kids these days (says he of not that big an age gap). ]

[clussy]

My theatrical rendition of people being idiots? Thanks. I thought so too.


Mold is a serious threat though. Don't you know what black mold does?

(It is S C A R Y. Eddie was kind of an abnormality among kids. But hey at least he's not eating tide pods.)

[nishizono]

[ tetora would eat tide pods. only because he knows it won't do him any harm BUT STILL. ]

don't know, can't be affected. i literally can't get sick. it's in my code.

what does it do, anyway?

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[inconsequence]

It's a good thing you're not overreacting. People might think you're a fun guy.

[Do you hate them yet? I hate them.]

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[clussy]

Why do I feel like you're making fun of me.

(C'mon, Chara. Aren't you guys bros.)

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[beyourzoomer]

[Her eyebrows climb a little higher the more he rants.]

...are you okay?

[Because holy shit you went on a bigger rant than Dustin or Steve right there, and that...takes some talent.]

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[clussy]

I have literally never been okay a day in my entire life.

(He might be dramatic, but he's also kind of not wrong. He gives an exasperated sigh, slumping to the side and resting his cheek into his hand.)

People here are fucking idiots. (That's all he has to say. He gives Max a look like 'can you even BELIEVE what I have to deal with?' This was actually a pretty tame rant- kind of- considering Eddie.)