Episode II: The Common Cold

"No." X said firmly. She looked slightly irritated now.

"... Why?" Common cold said, looking a bit sad. "I think you'd do excellent for running a few tests to see what you actually are -"

"I've just said I'm a human version of the Common cold!" Common cold said aggressively and rather suddenly, the sudden aggressiveness making X jump a bit. X looked at you, her green eyes wide, but there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes. You just shrugged, "Well, you saw it in your own eyes. She just came out of the Human-Creator."

"Not you too!" X said in a desperate cry. "Seriously, fine. But I'm still checking on her!" Common cold smirks a little. It was a huge contrast from her earlier hostile attitude. "Going to be a crybaby, are you, Miss Scientist?" You barely met her, but something about her ticked you off, whether it was her mischievous expression to her loaf of clothes or her unusual pale skin.

Suddenly, the box glowed again. A figure emerged from it.



A girl with dark blue hair and a red stripe, a virus cell on her head, and red flaming eyes came out. She was wearing wearing a black turtleneck woollen sweater and jeans. She was blushing so much it was as if she was a schoolgirl who was talking with her crush. She looked just as confused.

"Huh? Who are you both?" She asked, her voice quite hoarse and almost inaudible. She sneezed (rather cutely) and hastily wiped her nose with a tissue. "Oh, come on!" X asked. "Who the hell're you?"

"I thought you would know from the virus cell on my head? Aren't you a scientist?" ??? said, her voice growing a bit louder.

"How dare you-!" X growled, but you cut her off. "How do you both know she's a scientist? You both literally just spawned."

???'s eyes darkened. "We are common viruses. We happen a lot in people, Common cold and I. That's why we know a lot of things most viruses don't. I don't know about her, but I took one more look at this place, and I could guess it."

"Would you just tell us-" "Alright, fine!" ??? snapped, her voice growing hoarser as it grew louder. "I am Influenza, have you forgotten, Miss Scientist, how my cell looks like?"

"My memory is foggy, and it should be understandable!" X barked at her. "I collected you a long time ago, it was such a hassle collecting all of them, not to mention the stress I gain!"

"Alright, that's it." You said, stepping in.

"I'd better fix this mess. Good lord." X said, bending down to grab the rest of the tubes. "But... Don't the other ones transform?" You asked, slightly incredulous. "Well, no, The Human-Creator only allows two things to transform a day. And don't you dare think of making another human!" X snapped, once she saw your smirk. "Help me with these, and escort them to the lab rooms!"

"That's a bit harsh." You said, but you didn't waste time helping X. You walked off with her in the spacious lab, X guiding you to her chamber.

The eerie lab was silent with only the subtle sound of your footsteps on the ground. X opened her chamber door.

There was a small, circular room with a wooden desk that had a closed laptop on it. A small, tiny bed was in the left corner of the room, and next to the desk was another desk, but it had test tubes, petri dishes, syringes, and gloves on it.

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