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Introduction
The infection has spread. 98% of the population is possessed by the Alters. Please do not be alarmed. While our new arrivals appear malcontent, rumors of their violence have been grossly over dramaticized. There have been no stabbings, suicides, or pregnancies. These rates are increasing gradually despite those in our community that would use fear tactics to convince you otherwise.
That is all for today's news bulletin. Please tune in tomorrow for future updates and helpful tips for coexisting with our Alters!

Setting
This is Space Station 2. The clinic was bombed by malcontent hosts angry that the violence inflicted by the parasites was being denied. Please post a short backstory on what brings you to the least popular of stations. A bit of peace and quiet, finding some family, or avoiding the radar from past actions.

Yes, the plot. So much fun. So...brainstorming help?

Oh, and you could create mules for other characters. Like...HiRyuu? Lord, that would be one scary plot.

Though in Bio we're learning about parasitic relationships, which highly resembles Chiyla & HiRyuu. Beings that invade their hosts keeping them alive as long as they need them.

Ideas? Preferences? Anything?

Sci Fi/Future

All right. Here's an idea that utilizes the parasites. The year's 3033, and the group separated. Elwen and Celesi lost contact after the infection broke out. Dillan and Cels met at a clinic, fell in love, until their inner demons tore them apart, afraid of the confidence they were gaining.

In 2075, Earth had been so thrashed by global warming, pollution, and waste that it became almost inhabitable. All those who could afford to left the planet for the new space stations and for chemically altering the climates on the other nine planets(Pluto is still a planet, damn it! And whatever they named planet X is not a meteroid, either!) to become habitable.
After 50 years, in 3025, they have solidified the surface of Jupiter, and tamed half of Mars. Venus and Saturn are survivable, but not highly recommended as they aren't expected to be completed until 3050. With a signed waiver, people can be sent there. It's rumored that convicts are sentenced to Mercury, which is Like Arizona in July all year round. (Yes, gravity isn't exactly fixable, just think of the firmament and imagine NASA figured out how to make it.)

Well, just as everyone was celebrating the two new planets in 3025, a space virus infected three of the five space stations. With travel and commerce, the virus quickly infected the two clean ones.

The space virus appeared to be innocent until the ones in power appeared. The virus caused affected individuals to be afflicted with horrid headaches, voices in the head, and orders extremely difficult to disobey.
Well, the voices in their heads belonged to people. More specifically, the descendants of the original space station who were left for dead in 2025, when NASA scrapped bringing them home as too expensive.

The virus builders are slowly overtaking society and government as people in power become afflicted.

(separate post to detail symptoms)

Virus

Name: Schizo-MultiPersona Disorder
Early Symptoms: Migraines, light headedness, fainting, morning sickness. At this time, any reports of pregnancy due to one's parasites have not been confirmed. But please, try to gain peaceful coexistence with your parasitic alter ego, or Alter.
Identity: Please do not worry. While the Alters do not appear peaceful, there are no reports on them following through with death threats. They require us as their hosts to get them out of their shuttles. Perhaps once they have all been freed, they will help cure our epidemic.
Treatment: Counselling clinics are at stations 1, 3, 4, & 5. After the riot last year, Clinic 2 had to close for rebuilding. There are anti depressants for the idle threats, painkillers for the headaches, and staff ready to help you in case of any emergencies. Remember that we have to stick together in this.

Warning: Please do not discuss any plans to overthrow the Alters. This has caused pain in the past. We do not wish to bring unnecessary pain to any citizens of the United Nations.

Evil Alter here. Add me to your friends list against your better judgment, muah ah ah.

Celesi walked onto the remains of the clinic. She knelt in the rubble, sifting the remains of paperwork through her fingers. I met him here, she thought to herself. He was here, and we actually made progress. I could actually keep her out of my mind when I had him next to me. She could feel her Alter's aggression building, so quieted her thoughts. She filled her mind with images of a male face, trying to mask the imagery of slaughtered dragons and burning fire.

But the telepathic powers of the Alters has always been stronger than that of the station dwellers. One visceral arterial spray of a dragon hen beginning to bleed out reminded her of the initial infection. When she'd still had her sister. They'd been together, running, screaming. Praying whatever was preying on their neighbors' minds would avoid them. Eyeballs exploding, blood dribbling from ears, the moaning, always the moaning haunting their dreams. They clutched at each other, rocking back and forth, waiting for the madness to end.

With the mentality of her position being shoved upon her, Celesi curled her arms around her knees, and rocked back and forth. Tears escaped her eyes, and words fell from her lips, unheard to the ashes. "Stop," she whispered. "Please, just stop." The images continued to pour as her Alter explored all the newfound ammunition.

Elwen shivered wishing she could run like she had all the times before. But this time she couldn't because *it* ws with her. She closed her eyes, hatred filling her. But hatred was bad. It only caused more pain and she leaned against the wall as a pain split through her head. "Damn." she whispered. "What do you want for me? Why is it you do this?"

((Sorry I got like...5 hours of sleep last night. Tired just waiting on Mike to call. So can't totally think esp as I'm not in the flow of the RP yet))

HiRyuu cursed. Boy, don't get f**king cocky just because you've found the woman. With merely a thought he sent fiery pains through Dillan's body and smirked. "Poor, poor Laelithar...." he said aloud.

Suddenly he straightened, feeling a presence he hadn't felt in...a long while. Together with a headache. He smirked. I'm as confident in my abilities as you are, twisted one.

As Celesi stumbled and Dillan reacted, trying to help her, HiRyuu snarled and applied a "slight" pressure to Dillan's mind. Though slight was probably the wrong word as he heard the man whimper and clutch his head. Good dog. As Dillan made an attempt to return the gesture, HiRyuu just chuckled aloud, and then, much to his anger, began coughing. "Damn it..." He had lost count by now how many years he had left. All he knew was it was more than ten, but less than 15. He could just feel it.

He was never fond of tight, closed-in spaces. For the hell of it, to get his mind off of his minor claustrophobia and to just be an a**, he mentally jabbed Chiyla. At least some real fun had re-entered his life.