Affliction Survivor: The Diary of Kit Lassiter

June 2022 Entries

June 08, 2022 - 15:44 PST:

The camera turns on, Kit's slightly pale and appears to be propped up in a bed. "OK, I'm back. I guess it wasn't the flu, I had appendicitis and the infection KO'd me during my last entry. Last time I saw Shades he was worried about me so he followed me home, I was a bit upset about that at first but over all it was a good thing. When I didn't show up like usual on Monday he got worried and came to check on me. How he got in is beyond me but I'll sure as hell be asking so I know if I have to change anything or if he's just a ninja or what. Anywho, I got this little memento". Kit tilts the camera and pulls her shirt up showing the stitches in her lower abdomen. "Shades had some stuff to fight the last of the infection but I was pretty much out of it for a full week until all that kicked in. I don't think I'll ask about how he took it out, I have these terrible visions of him reading some 'how to' book as he's cutting me open and that's something I'd like to get past, right? Just as disturbing is my IV unit, which appears to be a hot water bottle, some aquarium air hose aaand what looks to be part of a marinade injector". Kit looks to the side as a voice raises up from off camera but is too garbled to hear. "OK, well I feel better now ... it IS the needle from a marinade injector, so at least now I know Shades has carried out the revenge of all the turkeys of Thanksgivings past. THANKS SHADES! I wonder if he basted me too. Honestly I'm really grateful for what he did, I've heard what can happen if those things blow up inside you and from what he says he got to me and got it out just before it did, maybe another two days before popped, then the infection, dehydration, possible internal bleeding. Could have been a mess. Obviously he went back to my place and got some of my stuff and hid the rest for me. I'm getting some food in my system but nothing solid yet, some soup he made out of the shark fins and other stuff then strained all the solid stuff out of it and mixed in some of that shark liver he completely dried and ground into a powder, so its pretty much just a fish broth I guess is how I'd describe it, but it's not terrible. It still hurts too much to get up and move around so I'll be free loading off him for a bit longer. I don't wanna be a pain though so I hope I get to where I can at least help out around here for a couple hours until I'm recovered and he signs my release papers. From what I've seen of his place it's pretty decked out, I'm gonna have to snoop a bit and take notes. Still hoping to find a better place for myself and try and get some semblance of a normal life going, or at least something a bit more stable". The second voice can be heard again, this time its discernible and definitely male "Time to shut that down and get some rest Pigtails". Kit frowns a bit in the direction of the voice then looks back at the camera "You heard Nurse Ratchet, I have to get going but I'll check in and let you know how I'm feeling and when things get back to normal. After this though, I have to wonder just long that will be. I mean things really have changed, stuff that was no big deal before can kill you now if you're not careful. Guess it's a good thing I have a friend to watch out for me. Well, Im signing off for now, wish me luck". The camera turns off as the screen flickers.

June 13, 2022 - 08:43 PST:

The screen blinks on and the camera focuses on a much healthier looking Kit, all the color having returned to her face. "Update, Shades, great survivalist, decent cook but terrible house keeper. He's off playing Wallyworld again today so I'm going to get up for about ten minutes at a time and get at least this room picked up a little and get into his books before I die of boredom. It looks like Shades got himself a few Rotters and did some testing. Since they're already dead I can't really disagree with it when you consider the information in his journal on them. Things like they can't see much of anything more than ten feet away, they can't smell us even if we're right on top of them but their hearing seems to be the same as ours. Then there's some information about injuries they sustain and the results, it looks like they can bleed to death but it takes like forever even if you put a hole through their heart. The head is definitely the way to go but like I said before that only makes sense. Once the heads smashed or cut off they're done and there's none of that living head crap that was in the movies. The library he has is like amazing, we talked a bit and he wasn't one of those hard core survival types he just said he's not ready to give up and die so he's learning everything he can however he can, which makes sense too, and to be honest I'm glad he did or I'd be in a seriously bad way, ya know? I'm gonna try and get up and around a bit in the next few days and see what all he's done here, maybe get some ideas for my own place since he seems to be doing better than most. I kinda feel bad mooching like this with things how they are, the last thing he needs is me hanging about and being a leech while I recover but he doesn't complain or give me a hassle about it, I guess even he needs company now and then, right? I know it's been easier on me since I met him, having someone to talk to and everything, plus what all I've learned from him ... and the whole not having my guts explode thing too of course. Kind of funny if you think about it, when all this started I was a mess. I hid and cried a lot, seven months feels like forever ago, I guess it just wasn't my time to give up. I sure as hell wanted to more than once though believe me. I'm not tough or brave or anything like that, I mean someone like Shades I can see making it through this but I never thought I would. I guess the thought of dying just scared me more than what I had to do to keep living, so more or less I'm still alive because I'm a chicken shit. Well that's it for now I think, I need to clean these stitches and I don't really feel like talking anymore right now, wish me luck". Kit sighs and the computer wobbles slightly before it shuts down.