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Badge Commission for Yael-Harad of their box-headed raccoon reporter.

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My OC group drawing so far from left to right

Allegra, Kendra Littleghost, Yael Harad, Daphne Hoeckle 

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The Grey Infection 1/5 (Isabella)

Isabella version of a Mass Grey transformation - with an accompanying story written by AxiomTF Featuring cameos from Trevor-fox, AgentXY14, Yael-Harad, Dommerik, whyamievenh3re and Rossy105

The day is moody and dull, with a deluge of rain bucketing down from the heavens above. Thunder can be heard rumbling far, far away, along with the sounds of traffic running down the street, and raindrops pitter-pattering against the windows of the cosy house in Mailor. Inside of this humble abode, are a human and wolf - two long-time friends, hanging out together in the living room. Grey is slouched over, spreading herself out on the sofa, with a jug of punch sitting upon her thigh, whilst Isabella sits beside them, albeit with much better posture. “I hope that you’re fond of my punch, Grey. I’ve been working on a new recipe… though I’ve not had a chance to try it for myself yet. What do you think?” Isabella asks, curiously. They had brought out two glasses for the pair of them to use, though in her typical fashion, Grey opts to instead drink directly from the jug, as she takes a generous swig of the sweet, fruity concoction. She takes a moment, letting the taste linger on her tongue, before gulping it all down in one go. It certainly wasn’t something that she’d usually have, often enjoying more simple and bitter tasting drinks, such as… well, bitter. But it felt nice to try something different for a change, and the fact that her friend had made it for her made her opinion of the beverage better, too. “Eh, yeah… this ain’t half bad mate. Does it take long to brew sommert like this?” “Well… the first time it does, though once you’ve cracked it, and have a recipe recorded, it doesn’t take too long at all.” Isabella explains, a satisfied smile visible upon their face - they had honestly expected that their friend wouldn’t have been overly fond of it, and it meant a lot to them that they were willing to give it a try. Though of course, it might just be because they were absolutely wasted right now, too. Either way, it was nice of her to say. “Aww, I’m really glad to hear that! Man, what I'd give to have your kinda gall… honestly, the world could use some more Greys I reckon~” Isabella explains, prompting their human friend to chuckle a little, as they wipe a little bit of the punch from their lips. “Oh, think so ey? Yeah, ‘onestly that’d be well nice. There’s a lotta knobheads ‘ere, and I’ve always had the right ideas, regardin’ ‘ow to go about life. Trust me mate, it’s much easier being like this.” “Yeah… honestly, I don’t doubt that it is.” Isabella admits with a little wink, before pouring themselves a glass of the punch for themselves. However, without their knowledge… something begins to develop. The DNA of Miss. Ryder has mixed into the drink, from the slight amount of saliva left behind on the rim of the jug. That, crossed with the powerful dimensional magic of Isabella, a powerful process begins, unbeknownst to the pair, which would forever alter their lives in the coming days and weeks…

Around one week later…

GRV-22 OUTBREAK REPORT - 18/02/12022 The following is a transcript taken from the five o’clock news report for GBC News, which was aired on their private station nationwide. The news service is a well-respected organisation, though over the last few days, it had ceased any and all broadcasting, and their online website has also remained un-updated and inactive since the 12th of February. The news anchor, Leila Scott, began to report on the outbreak of the virus on the 5th of February, before beginning to show symptoms of the virus themselves. The slow transformation of Mrs. Scott coincided with the rapid spread of the virus across the rest of the United Kingdom, which spread faster at an exponential rate.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:00 PM, 5th February, 12022 This is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. Tonight, our headline story for you concerns the recent reports of a currently unidentified virus that have begun to circulate around the country. The details of this virus are still unclear to us presently, but what we can report is that it seems to have originated somewhere around the Mailor region, with infections being the highest there. The first reports of the illness began approximately one week ago - no ‘subject zero’ has been identified thus far. It is still unclear as to what the main symptoms are of this disease, nor how it is transmitted to others, though within the coming days, further details such become more well-known. The government has advised that the public wear suitable face coverings, practise social distancing, and be on the lookout for ‘suspicious individuals’ until further notice. In other news, there have been reports of increased delinquency in the past few days, with petty crimes such as loitering, vandalism, and similar cases of disorderly conduct having also been on the rise. Police services have been feeling overwhelmed, with local jail cells nearing capacity in many areas - there have also been isolated cases of the offenders being let off without punishment, though a spokesman representing the police service has denied these rumours. This is Leila Scott, of GBC News, and we hope that you have a good night.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:00 PM, 6th February, 12022 This is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. Our main headline tonight - the prime minister made an announcement earlier today that a nationwide lockdown is now in effect, and that barring emergencies, all citizens are to remain indoors at all times. This comes in response to the souring amount of cases of a new virus, now identified as ‘GRV-22’ and sometimes referred to as the ‘Smoggie Flu’. After analysis and reports from those inflicted with the virus, it appears that symptoms include an increase in crass, rude behaviour, a slight fever, and significant alterations made to the victim’s physical appearance. In some cases, infected males have been recorded to swap their gender, and go by female pronouns after having carried the virus for a longer duration. Notable hotspots for the virus to spread are reportedly pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and similar public gathering places. It has also been revealed to the GBC News team, in an exclusive story, that the first contractor of the virus is believed to be Zeydaan/Isabella Jem, a freelancer from the Mailor docklands. Mx. Ryder... oh,I'm sorry - Mx. Jem did not wish to comment, and expressed for us to ‘go fuck ourselves’… o-oh, my apologies for the, erm… usage of crass language there, when reading that quation… Sarah, why didn’t you censor that… aren’t you meant to do that for my damn teleprompter? A-Anyhow, the virus has continued to spread over the last 24 hours, both rapidly and over a large area. Whilst cases were mostly limited to the Mailor area over the past week, there have now been dozens of reports of outbreaks occurring all over the country. Mx. Gem is also a member of the Hawkmoths team, who have recently made a statement on the outbreak. Whilst they confirm the reports of Mx. Gem most likely being involved in the outbreak of the virus, along with being it’s first victim, they deny the rumours that they did this intentionally, as many members of the public have come to believe. In my opinion, I don’t really know why that’s being framed as a bad thing - just my two cents of that little tidbit. The Hawkmoths have promised to look into the issue, and to cooperate with authorities and scientific organisations in order to develop a cure, or vaccine of some description. Lastly, the GBC News team expresses our sincere apologies over the slight breakdown in our earlier scheduled programmes. We have experienced an abnormally high amount of staff members calling-in sick, leaving us currently understaffed, and unable to have the station functioning as standard. Thank you for your understanding.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:04 PM, 7th February, 12022 This is… er, sorry ‘ang on for a moment… fuckin’ ‘ell, me heads poundin’ from last night… uh, oh yeah - this is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. There’s been a hell of a lot more infections reported over the last 24 hours, with hospitals getting crammed full of people who’ve caught the virus. Staff have been doin’ their best to treat ‘em all, though there have reportedly been cases of the staff saying that they can’t be fucked to treat all of them lot anymore. And who can blame them? ‘Onestly, they should probably just get a pint down them - that always makes me feel better! In other new, ‘ave ‘eard that fag sale ‘ave gone up sommert like 1200% and I was well shocked to ‘ere about that. Plus there’s been a load of shops that’ve been runnin’ out of specific clothin’ items, such as beanies, hoodies, black boots an’ yella shirts. Funny enough, ‘ave been buyin’ a few of ‘em myself. Both domestic and international supplies have been struggling to keep up with all this bloody demand, with some having ceased sales all-together over fears of the virus spreading through various shipping methods. In fact, for some daft reason, the rest of the world seems to ‘ave gotten itself into a right tizzy over all this stuff… loads of scientists and world leaders ‘ave been tryin’ to meet up and agree to some kind of solution to this crap. HAH! What a load of fuckin’ wankers. Anyways, I’m Grey, and this is GBC News. Have a good’un guys.

GBC News Broadcast - 10:08 PM, 9th February, 12022 ‘Ey up, it’s Grey again, and I guess it’s news time. Sorry ‘ah forgot to do this yesterday - was out with me mates. Was a right bender last night, got proper sloshed! Tonight’s news is… well, you lot probably already know! It’s what it has been for the last bunch of days now. We’re everywhere! Grey’s all around the place, and ain’t that just brill? ‘Course, nothin’s come of any kind of cure at this point, and I dunno if there’s ever gonna be one… not that I really give two shits. Anyways, ‘onestly I can’t be fucked to do this shite anymore, so me and the me mates are gonna go ‘round to the chippy now, ‘am proper starvin’. Not to fussed about coming back ‘ere, either, so get ya headlines someplace else, ‘kay? Sure there’s some other posh twat out there who’s doin this for you lot… I dunno, maybe some of the yanks are still covering all of this bollocks. Though to be ‘onest, ‘av got no clue why… what’s there to even go on about? We’re all sloshed and ‘avin some laughs? We’re all feelin’ well lush right now, and it’s defo a massive improvement over what us lot had goin’ on before - not much else to say, really. So yeah… I’m off now.

This was the last news broadcast made from the station. Upon the news anchor leaving the set, the camera remained on for approximately 32 minutes. During this time, a distant, rowdy unintelligible conversation could be heard; the source of which was likely the anchor talking to the other crew members and staff of the news station, who have also presumably succumbed to the disease. Following this period of inactivity, the station began to air season 2, episode 7 of the television show ‘Steel River Blues’. Over the next couple of hours, the rest of the second of this show was played, with no commercial breaks. Reports have indicated that the station’s ratings shot up considerably during this period. However, after the whole of season 2 had been run, at approximately 5:21 AM, 10th February 12022, the station ceased airing content - tuning into the station currently displays nothing but white noise. The country has been placed into total lockdown, with most nations now having restricted incoming flights and shipping coming from the United Kingdom. However, there have been numerous reports of the disease having spread to several other countries as of 13/02/12022. I think that I heard some patients have been spotted over here too, though my mate told me about that, and she’s always making up tall stories to be honest. I reckon we should be able to contain it soon, though. I’ve got no clue how a cure is progressin, if there even is one in the works right now. And honestly, if I keep havin to write up these flippin reports im gonna go mental, i tell you… for fucks sake, why do we have to even do this? everyone one already knows this stuff. im goin for a fag - will do some more of this report later i guess, still need to cover some stuff about ‘outbreak statistics’ and some other bollocks to do with that. boss man can go shove it if hes got a problem with me havin a break.

[zeydaan-isabella]

The Grey Infection (Zeydaan Version)

Zeydaan version of a Mass Grey transformation - with an accompanying story written by AxiomTF Featuring cameos from Trevor-fox, AgentXY14, Yael-Harad, Dommerik, whyamievenh3re and Rossy105

The day is moody and dull, with a deluge of rain bucketing down from the heavens above. Thunder can be heard rumbling far, far away, along with the sounds of traffic running down the street, and raindrops pitter-pattering against the windows of the cosy house in Mailor. Inside of this humble abode, are a human and wolf - two long-time friends, hanging out together in the living room. Grey is slouched over, spreading herself out on the sofa, with a jug of punch sitting upon her thigh, whilst Zeydaan sits beside them, albeit with much better posture. “I hope that you’re fond of my punch, Grey. I’ve been working on a new recipe… though I’ve not had a chance to try it for myself yet. What do you think?” Zeydaan asks, curiously. They had brought out two glasses for the pair of them to use, though in her typical fashion, Grey opts to instead drink directly from the jug, as she takes a generous swig of the sweet, fruity concoction. She takes a moment, letting the taste linger on her tongue, before gulping it all down in one go. It certainly wasn’t something that she’d usually have, often enjoying more simple and bitter tasting drinks, such as… well, bitter. But it felt nice to try something different for a change, and the fact that her friend had made it for her made her opinion of the beverage better, too. “Eh, yeah… this ain’t half bad mate. Does it take long to brew sommert like this?” “Well… the first time it does, though once you’ve cracked it, and have a recipe recorded, it doesn’t take too long at all.” Zeydaan explains, a satisfied smile visible upon their face - they had honestly expected that their friend wouldn’t have been overly fond of it, and it meant a lot to them that they were willing to give it a try. Though of course, it might just be because they were absolutely wasted right now, too. Either way, it was nice of her to say. “Aww, I’m really glad to hear that! Man, what I'd give to have your kinda gall… honestly, the world could use some more Greys I reckon~” Zeydaan explains, prompting their human friend to chuckle a little, as they wipe a little bit of the punch from their lips. “Oh, think so ey? Yeah, ‘onestly that’d be well nice. There’s a lotta knobheads ‘ere, and I’ve always had the right ideas, regardin’ ‘ow to go about life. Trust me mate, it’s much easier being like this.” “Yeah… honestly, I don’t doubt that it is.” Zeydaan admits with a little wink, before pouring themselves a glass of the punch for themselves. However, without their knowledge… something begins to develop. The DNA of Miss. Ryder has mixed into the drink, from the slight amount of saliva left behind on the rim of the jug. That, crossed with the powerful dimensional magic of Zeydaan, a powerful process begins, unbeknownst to the pair, which would forever alter their lives in the coming days and weeks…

Around one week later…

GRV-22 OUTBREAK REPORT - 18/02/12022 The following is a transcript taken from the five o’clock news report for GBC News, which was aired on their private station nationwide. The news service is a well-respected organisation, though over the last few days, it had ceased any and all broadcasting, and their online website has also remained un-updated and inactive since the 12th of February. The news anchor, Leila Scott, began to report on the outbreak of the virus on the 5th of February, before beginning to show symptoms of the virus themselves. The slow transformation of Mrs. Scott coincided with the rapid spread of the virus across the rest of the United Kingdom, which spread faster at an exponential rate.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:00 PM, 5th February, 12022 This is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. Tonight, our headline story for you concerns the recent reports of a currently unidentified virus that have begun to circulate around the country. The details of this virus are still unclear to us presently, but what we can report is that it seems to have originated somewhere around the Mailor region, with infections being the highest there. The first reports of the illness began approximately one week ago - no ‘subject zero’ has been identified thus far. It is still unclear as to what the main symptoms are of this disease, nor how it is transmitted to others, though within the coming days, further details such become more well-known. The government has advised that the public wear suitable face coverings, practise social distancing, and be on the lookout for ‘suspicious individuals’ until further notice. In other news, there have been reports of increased delinquency in the past few days, with petty crimes such as loitering, vandalism, and similar cases of disorderly conduct having also been on the rise. Police services have been feeling overwhelmed, with local jail cells nearing capacity in many areas - there have also been isolated cases of the offenders being let off without punishment, though a spokesman representing the police service has denied these rumours. This is Leila Scott, of GBC News, and we hope that you have a good night.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:00 PM, 6th February, 12022 This is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. Our main headline tonight - the prime minister made an announcement earlier today that a nationwide lockdown is now in effect, and that barring emergencies, all citizens are to remain indoors at all times. This comes in response to the souring amount of cases of a new virus, now identified as ‘GRV-22’ and sometimes referred to as the ‘Smoggie Flu’. After analysis and reports from those inflicted with the virus, it appears that symptoms include an increase in crass, rude behaviour, a slight fever, and significant alterations made to the victim’s physical appearance. In some cases, infected males have been recorded to swap their gender, and go by female pronouns after having carried the virus for a longer duration. Notable hotspots for the virus to spread are reportedly pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and similar public gathering places. It has also been revealed to the GBC News team, in an exclusive story, that the first contractor of the virus is believed to be Zeydaan/Isabella Jem, a freelancer from the Mailor docklands. Mx. Ryder... oh,I'm sorry - Mx. Jem did not wish to comment, and expressed for us to ‘go fuck ourselves’… o-oh, my apologies for the, erm… usage of crass language there, when reading that quation… Sarah, why didn’t you censor that… aren’t you meant to do that for my damn teleprompter? A-Anyhow, the virus has continued to spread over the last 24 hours, both rapidly and over a large area. Whilst cases were mostly limited to the Mailor area over the past week, there have now been dozens of reports of outbreaks occurring all over the country. Mx. Gem is also a member of the Hawkmoths team, who have recently made a statement on the outbreak. Whilst they confirm the reports of Mx. Gem most likely being involved in the outbreak of the virus, along with being it’s first victim, they deny the rumours that they did this intentionally, as many members of the public have come to believe. In my opinion, I don’t really know why that’s being framed as a bad thing - just my two cents of that little tidbit. The Hawkmoths have promised to look into the issue, and to cooperate with authorities and scientific organisations in order to develop a cure, or vaccine of some description. Lastly, the GBC News team expresses our sincere apologies over the slight breakdown in our earlier scheduled programmes. We have experienced an abnormally high amount of staff members calling-in sick, leaving us currently understaffed, and unable to have the station functioning as standard. Thank you for your understanding.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:04 PM, 7th February, 12022 This is… er, sorry ‘ang on for a moment… fuckin’ ‘ell, me heads poundin’ from last night… uh, oh yeah - this is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. There’s been a hell of a lot more infections reported over the last 24 hours, with hospitals getting crammed full of people who’ve caught the virus. Staff have been doin’ their best to treat ‘em all, though there have reportedly been cases of the staff saying that they can’t be fucked to treat all of them lot anymore. And who can blame them? ‘Onestly, they should probably just get a pint down them - that always makes me feel better! In other new, ‘ave ‘eard that fag sale ‘ave gone up sommert like 1200% and I was well shocked to ‘ere about that. Plus there’s been a load of shops that’ve been runnin’ out of specific clothin’ items, such as beanies, hoodies, black boots an’ yella shirts. Funny enough, ‘ave been buyin’ a few of ‘em myself. Both domestic and international supplies have been struggling to keep up with all this bloody demand, with some having ceased sales all-together over fears of the virus spreading through various shipping methods. In fact, for some daft reason, the rest of the world seems to ‘ave gotten itself into a right tizzy over all this stuff… loads of scientists and world leaders ‘ave been tryin’ to meet up and agree to some kind of solution to this crap. HAH! What a load of fuckin’ wankers. Anyways, I’m Grey, and this is GBC News. Have a good’un guys.

GBC News Broadcast - 10:08 PM, 9th February, 12022 ‘Ey up, it’s Grey again, and I guess it’s news time. Sorry ‘ah forgot to do this yesterday - was out with me mates. Was a right bender last night, got proper sloshed! Tonight’s news is… well, you lot probably already know! It’s what it has been for the last bunch of days now. We’re everywhere! Grey’s all around the place, and ain’t that just brill? ‘Course, nothin’s come of any kind of cure at this point, and I dunno if there’s ever gonna be one… not that I really give two shits. Anyways, ‘onestly I can’t be fucked to do this shite anymore, so me and the me mates are gonna go ‘round to the chippy now, ‘am proper starvin’. Not to fussed about coming back ‘ere, either, so get ya headlines someplace else, ‘kay? Sure there’s some other posh twat out there who’s doin this for you lot… I dunno, maybe some of the yanks are still covering all of this bollocks. Though to be ‘onest, ‘av got no clue why… what’s there to even go on about? We’re all sloshed and ‘avin some laughs? We’re all feelin’ well lush right now, and it’s defo a massive improvement over what us lot had goin’ on before - not much else to say, really. So yeah… I’m off now.

This was the last news broadcast made from the station. Upon the news anchor leaving the set, the camera remained on for approximately 32 minutes. During this time, a distant, rowdy unintelligible conversation could be heard; the source of which was likely the anchor talking to the other crew members and staff of the news station, who have also presumably succumbed to the disease. Following this period of inactivity, the station began to air season 2, episode 7 of the television show ‘Steel River Blues’. Over the next couple of hours, the rest of the second of this show was played, with no commercial breaks. Reports have indicated that the station’s ratings shot up considerably during this period. However, after the whole of season 2 had been run, at approximately 5:21 AM, 10th February 12022, the station ceased airing content - tuning into the station currently displays nothing but white noise. The country has been placed into total lockdown, with most nations now having restricted incoming flights and shipping coming from the United Kingdom. However, there have been numerous reports of the disease having spread to several other countries as of 13/02/12022. I think that I heard some patients have been spotted over here too, though my mate told me about that, and she’s always making up tall stories to be honest. I reckon we should be able to contain it soon, though. I’ve got no clue how a cure is progressin, if there even is one in the works right now. And honestly, if I keep havin to write up these flippin reports im gonna go mental, i tell you… for fucks sake, why do we have to even do this? everyone one already knows this stuff. im goin for a fag - will do some more of this report later i guess, still need to cover some stuff about ‘outbreak statistics’ and some other bollocks to do with that. boss man can go shove it if hes got a problem with me havin a break.

[zeydaan-isabella]

Zeydaan to Aurora

Commission for yael-harad Zeydaan deciding to spend the holidays over in the states to shake things up for a bit. They crashed at their friend Aurora's house, who was a local pizza delivery girl and happened to have a spare room. Of course, the bunny wouldn't often flake from their job, misfortune would often befall them, from a broken car, other unexpected emergencies or simply having a whitey from too much fun the night before. She often stated she would benefit well from an extra pair of paws. Though they were jealous of her fashion sense. It all came to a head on christmas day- Zeydaan got a present from their temporary roommate- a copy of their usual beanie and a request to take her place on the busy christmas night pizza runs for all of those unable to get a proper dinner sorted. And afterwards wearing their new beanie whenever they could Christmas stayed, and Zeydaan's return to britain would be coming soon, but Aurora was still unable to work and Zey didn't want her to get in trouble- even wearing her uniform for a time as they essentially became a full time pizza deliverer. All that time, they were starting to change. Their fur was discolouring, as was their hair. Their attitude was also starting to get more course and cold. They were even adopting some of her mannerisms and even a bit of an American drole. As they massaged their bunny feet, they began to question the logistics of this 'extended favor', the workers at Pizz-Off wondering why they shouldn't just give money to Zeydaan themselves being among them. They were good at it, moreso than they felt than whatever they did back in england (which for some reason at the time they couldn't quite pin down), so when Aurora suggested that they make their employment and notably residence more permanent- something compelled them to agree. Zeydaan became a fixed resident in Aurora's house, and the two of them were pretty much inseperable, the former now taking some of the latters clothing on particular lazy days. They'd alternate who did the day or night shift at Pizz Off while Zeydaan's employment contract was still in the works. It was almost unknown to them when they started using such harsh american swears or matching Aurora's casual marijuana use. The slips of Americanisms and accent began to get the other way around, their natural voice becoming deeper and flatter too- as well as their continuing changing body, people were starting to think Zeydaan was Aurora, or her twin sister. A mistake that even they were starting to internalise. Referring to themselves as Aurora occasionally, without even questioning it. In fact, as their changes reaches their apex, they seemed to have trouble differentiating what things they seemed to be misremembering. One morning, mid spring, Aurora woke up and saw tired purple bunny in the mirror- still wearing her clothes from last night mistakenly. She didn't even ask her twin sister for a fresh set as she put them on before she would have to again deal with the bullshit the IRS seemed to be putting them in. She didn't think through at all why her and her sister seemed to have the same look, the same clothes, memories and life in general. Everything could be denied. From that day forwards, she would never even question that she, too, was Aurora.

[zeydaan-isabella]

The Grey Infection (Zeydaan Version)

Zeydaan version of a Mass Grey transformation - with an accompanying story written by AxiomTF Featuring cameos from Trevor-fox, AgentXY14, Yael-Harad, Dommerik, whyamievenh3re and Rossy105

The day is moody and dull, with a deluge of rain bucketing down from the heavens above. Thunder can be heard rumbling far, far away, along with the sounds of traffic running down the street, and raindrops pitter-pattering against the windows of the cosy house in Mailor. Inside of this humble abode, are a human and wolf - two long-time friends, hanging out together in the living room. Grey is slouched over, spreading herself out on the sofa, with a jug of punch sitting upon her thigh, whilst Zeydaan sits beside them, albeit with much better posture. “I hope that you’re fond of my punch, Grey. I’ve been working on a new recipe… though I’ve not had a chance to try it for myself yet. What do you think?” Zeydaan asks, curiously. They had brought out two glasses for the pair of them to use, though in her typical fashion, Grey opts to instead drink directly from the jug, as she takes a generous swig of the sweet, fruity concoction. She takes a moment, letting the taste linger on her tongue, before gulping it all down in one go. It certainly wasn’t something that she’d usually have, often enjoying more simple and bitter tasting drinks, such as… well, bitter. But it felt nice to try something different for a change, and the fact that her friend had made it for her made her opinion of the beverage better, too. “Eh, yeah… this ain’t half bad mate. Does it take long to brew sommert like this?” “Well… the first time it does, though once you’ve cracked it, and have a recipe recorded, it doesn’t take too long at all.” Zeydaan explains, a satisfied smile visible upon their face - they had honestly expected that their friend wouldn’t have been overly fond of it, and it meant a lot to them that they were willing to give it a try. Though of course, it might just be because they were absolutely wasted right now, too. Either way, it was nice of her to say. “Aww, I’m really glad to hear that! Man, what I'd give to have your kinda gall… honestly, the world could use some more Greys I reckon~” Zeydaan explains, prompting their human friend to chuckle a little, as they wipe a little bit of the punch from their lips. “Oh, think so ey? Yeah, ‘onestly that’d be well nice. There’s a lotta knobheads ‘ere, and I’ve always had the right ideas, regardin’ ‘ow to go about life. Trust me mate, it’s much easier being like this.” “Yeah… honestly, I don’t doubt that it is.” Zeydaan admits with a little wink, before pouring themselves a glass of the punch for themselves. However, without their knowledge… something begins to develop. The DNA of Miss. Ryder has mixed into the drink, from the slight amount of saliva left behind on the rim of the jug. That, crossed with the powerful dimensional magic of Zeydaan, a powerful process begins, unbeknownst to the pair, which would forever alter their lives in the coming days and weeks…

Around one week later…

GRV-22 OUTBREAK REPORT - 18/02/12022 The following is a transcript taken from the five o’clock news report for GBC News, which was aired on their private station nationwide. The news service is a well-respected organisation, though over the last few days, it had ceased any and all broadcasting, and their online website has also remained un-updated and inactive since the 12th of February. The news anchor, Leila Scott, began to report on the outbreak of the virus on the 5th of February, before beginning to show symptoms of the virus themselves. The slow transformation of Mrs. Scott coincided with the rapid spread of the virus across the rest of the United Kingdom, which spread faster at an exponential rate.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:00 PM, 5th February, 12022 This is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. Tonight, our headline story for you concerns the recent reports of a currently unidentified virus that have begun to circulate around the country. The details of this virus are still unclear to us presently, but what we can report is that it seems to have originated somewhere around the Mailor region, with infections being the highest there. The first reports of the illness began approximately one week ago - no ‘subject zero’ has been identified thus far. It is still unclear as to what the main symptoms are of this disease, nor how it is transmitted to others, though within the coming days, further details such become more well-known. The government has advised that the public wear suitable face coverings, practise social distancing, and be on the lookout for ‘suspicious individuals’ until further notice. In other news, there have been reports of increased delinquency in the past few days, with petty crimes such as loitering, vandalism, and similar cases of disorderly conduct having also been on the rise. Police services have been feeling overwhelmed, with local jail cells nearing capacity in many areas - there have also been isolated cases of the offenders being let off without punishment, though a spokesman representing the police service has denied these rumours. This is Leila Scott, of GBC News, and we hope that you have a good night.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:00 PM, 6th February, 12022 This is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. Our main headline tonight - the prime minister made an announcement earlier today that a nationwide lockdown is now in effect, and that barring emergencies, all citizens are to remain indoors at all times. This comes in response to the souring amount of cases of a new virus, now identified as ‘GRV-22’ and sometimes referred to as the ‘Smoggie Flu’. After analysis and reports from those inflicted with the virus, it appears that symptoms include an increase in crass, rude behaviour, a slight fever, and significant alterations made to the victim’s physical appearance. In some cases, infected males have been recorded to swap their gender, and go by female pronouns after having carried the virus for a longer duration. Notable hotspots for the virus to spread are reportedly pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and similar public gathering places. It has also been revealed to the GBC News team, in an exclusive story, that the first contractor of the virus is believed to be Zeydaan/Isabella Jem, a freelancer from the Mailor docklands. Mx. Ryder... oh,I'm sorry - Mx. Jem did not wish to comment, and expressed for us to ‘go fuck ourselves’… o-oh, my apologies for the, erm… usage of crass language there, when reading that quation… Sarah, why didn’t you censor that… aren’t you meant to do that for my damn teleprompter? A-Anyhow, the virus has continued to spread over the last 24 hours, both rapidly and over a large area. Whilst cases were mostly limited to the Mailor area over the past week, there have now been dozens of reports of outbreaks occurring all over the country. Mx. Gem is also a member of the Hawkmoths team, who have recently made a statement on the outbreak. Whilst they confirm the reports of Mx. Gem most likely being involved in the outbreak of the virus, along with being it’s first victim, they deny the rumours that they did this intentionally, as many members of the public have come to believe. In my opinion, I don’t really know why that’s being framed as a bad thing - just my two cents of that little tidbit. The Hawkmoths have promised to look into the issue, and to cooperate with authorities and scientific organisations in order to develop a cure, or vaccine of some description. Lastly, the GBC News team expresses our sincere apologies over the slight breakdown in our earlier scheduled programmes. We have experienced an abnormally high amount of staff members calling-in sick, leaving us currently understaffed, and unable to have the station functioning as standard. Thank you for your understanding.

GBC News Broadcast - 5:04 PM, 7th February, 12022 This is… er, sorry ‘ang on for a moment… fuckin’ ‘ell, me heads poundin’ from last night… uh, oh yeah - this is the GBC News Station, bringing you the stories that matter to you. There’s been a hell of a lot more infections reported over the last 24 hours, with hospitals getting crammed full of people who’ve caught the virus. Staff have been doin’ their best to treat ‘em all, though there have reportedly been cases of the staff saying that they can’t be fucked to treat all of them lot anymore. And who can blame them? ‘Onestly, they should probably just get a pint down them - that always makes me feel better! In other new, ‘ave ‘eard that fag sale ‘ave gone up sommert like 1200% and I was well shocked to ‘ere about that. Plus there’s been a load of shops that’ve been runnin’ out of specific clothin’ items, such as beanies, hoodies, black boots an’ yella shirts. Funny enough, ‘ave been buyin’ a few of ‘em myself. Both domestic and international supplies have been struggling to keep up with all this bloody demand, with some having ceased sales all-together over fears of the virus spreading through various shipping methods. In fact, for some daft reason, the rest of the world seems to ‘ave gotten itself into a right tizzy over all this stuff… loads of scientists and world leaders ‘ave been tryin’ to meet up and agree to some kind of solution to this crap. HAH! What a load of fuckin’ wankers. Anyways, I’m Grey, and this is GBC News. Have a good’un guys.

GBC News Broadcast - 10:08 PM, 9th February, 12022 ‘Ey up, it’s Grey again, and I guess it’s news time. Sorry ‘ah forgot to do this yesterday - was out with me mates. Was a right bender last night, got proper sloshed! Tonight’s news is… well, you lot probably already know! It’s what it has been for the last bunch of days now. We’re everywhere! Grey’s all around the place, and ain’t that just brill? ‘Course, nothin’s come of any kind of cure at this point, and I dunno if there’s ever gonna be one… not that I really give two shits. Anyways, ‘onestly I can’t be fucked to do this shite anymore, so me and the me mates are gonna go ‘round to the chippy now, ‘am proper starvin’. Not to fussed about coming back ‘ere, either, so get ya headlines someplace else, ‘kay? Sure there’s some other posh twat out there who’s doin this for you lot… I dunno, maybe some of the yanks are still covering all of this bollocks. Though to be ‘onest, ‘av got no clue why… what’s there to even go on about? We’re all sloshed and ‘avin some laughs? We’re all feelin’ well lush right now, and it’s defo a massive improvement over what us lot had goin’ on before - not much else to say, really. So yeah… I’m off now.

This was the last news broadcast made from the station. Upon the news anchor leaving the set, the camera remained on for approximately 32 minutes. During this time, a distant, rowdy unintelligible conversation could be heard; the source of which was likely the anchor talking to the other crew members and staff of the news station, who have also presumably succumbed to the disease. Following this period of inactivity, the station began to air season 2, episode 7 of the television show ‘Steel River Blues’. Over the next couple of hours, the rest of the second of this show was played, with no commercial breaks. Reports have indicated that the station’s ratings shot up considerably during this period. However, after the whole of season 2 had been run, at approximately 5:21 AM, 10th February 12022, the station ceased airing content - tuning into the station currently displays nothing but white noise. The country has been placed into total lockdown, with most nations now having restricted incoming flights and shipping coming from the United Kingdom. However, there have been numerous reports of the disease having spread to several other countries as of 13/02/12022. I think that I heard some patients have been spotted over here too, though my mate told me about that, and she’s always making up tall stories to be honest. I reckon we should be able to contain it soon, though. I’ve got no clue how a cure is progressin, if there even is one in the works right now. And honestly, if I keep havin to write up these flippin reports im gonna go mental, i tell you… for fucks sake, why do we have to even do this? everyone one already knows this stuff. im goin for a fag - will do some more of this report later i guess, still need to cover some stuff about ‘outbreak statistics’ and some other bollocks to do with that. boss man can go shove it if hes got a problem with me havin a break.

[zeydaan-isabella]

Marissa to Sybil

Commission for Saharan-transformer / Yael-Harad - of Marissa becoming Sybil from Pseudoregalia again- this curse to become them's starting to get annoying. What if some day they can't even turn back?