[ Midnight takes a deep breath in, nods... Then launches into it. It's a pretty dry explanation, which is at least 80% of the reason Midnight never talks about it — after all, there is nothing compelling about medical procedures and chemical reactions — but the gist of it goes down like this: Originium stabilizes by eating dead cells within the body, turning it into more Originium. Once it runs out of dead organic matter, it turns on its host, seeking out and killing healthy tissue in order to continue propagation. This means that most people who develop Oripathy do so because the cells in their body no longer can keep up with the demands of the constant consumption of dead tissue that Originium needs.
This means, basically, that Originium turns perfectly healthy human beings into more Originium, eventually leading to the host's death. Upon death, the Originium rapidly consumes the dead body, and once the body is consumed, the Originium begins dissolving into the air, which in turn is a potential danger for anyone nearby who might breathe it in. ]
... Which means, where I'm from, it will be far too dangerous to give my body a proper funeral. My body will need to be incinerated on the spot. For that matter, the same will probably need to be done here if my remains can't be contained before it disappeared.
[ This explanation, by the way, is long enough, in between random jumpscares and the occasional pause for danger in between floors, that they've probably crossed about half of the second floor by the time he's arrived at this point. Midnight himself seems far more interested in ascending to the third floor than the rest of the explanation, but... She did ask for all of it. ]
Now that I'm no longer receiving treatment for it, I'm not sure how long I have before my health starts to deteriorate beyond my control. [ He says this quietly, during a break in a side room, waiting for some ghosts to pass. ] Once it does, I believe Dr. Warfarin made some guesses that it will start affecting my lungs and nervous system first. Replacing essential tissue with Originium and all.
[ He sighs. He doesn't like that he has to say this next part, but... ]
Research has led the medical community at large to believe that, while there is no cure, that proper exercise and... healthy life decisions can delay some adverse effects of the spread.
[ So... basically things Midnight refuses to do. Except for the exercise, but one might argue that he does a bit too much of that. ]
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This means, basically, that Originium turns perfectly healthy human beings into more Originium, eventually leading to the host's death. Upon death, the Originium rapidly consumes the dead body, and once the body is consumed, the Originium begins dissolving into the air, which in turn is a potential danger for anyone nearby who might breathe it in. ]
... Which means, where I'm from, it will be far too dangerous to give my body a proper funeral. My body will need to be incinerated on the spot. For that matter, the same will probably need to be done here if my remains can't be contained before it disappeared.
[ This explanation, by the way, is long enough, in between random jumpscares and the occasional pause for danger in between floors, that they've probably crossed about half of the second floor by the time he's arrived at this point. Midnight himself seems far more interested in ascending to the third floor than the rest of the explanation, but... She did ask for all of it. ]
Now that I'm no longer receiving treatment for it, I'm not sure how long I have before my health starts to deteriorate beyond my control. [ He says this quietly, during a break in a side room, waiting for some ghosts to pass. ] Once it does, I believe Dr. Warfarin made some guesses that it will start affecting my lungs and nervous system first. Replacing essential tissue with Originium and all.
[ He sighs. He doesn't like that he has to say this next part, but... ]
Research has led the medical community at large to believe that, while there is no cure, that proper exercise and... healthy life decisions can delay some adverse effects of the spread.
[ So... basically things Midnight refuses to do. Except for the exercise, but one might argue that he does a bit too much of that. ]