Trolldad_IRL
Selected Sun, May 07, 2023
“Osteo Invisibilis”.
“Excuse me?”
“It’s Latin for ‘Invisible Bones’” said the doctor. “You see, originally we thought you had ‘Osteo contabesco’ which means your bones were wasting away. That’s obviously not correct, as there is still something there.”
“Right, seeming as I’m not all floppy and noodle limbed.”
“Exactly, so we’ve determined that your bones are just…”.
“Invisible?”
“Right. It’s like they are not there. I mean they are, obliviously, but there’s a further complication.”
“What would that be?”
“Invisible bones is problematic, mainly for diagnostic purposes. We can’t X-ray you for broken bones after all, but if you’re careful, you should be ok. It’s that…well, it’s your blood.”
“What about it?”
“Blood is made in the bones, in bone marrow. So…your blood is becoming invisible. That’s why we had so much trouble getting blood from you. We thought we were missing veins, but we weren’t. We just didn’t see the blood. Some is still visible, so we got some, but soon enough, we won’t be able to see it any more. If you get cut, you won’t see it. You won’t bruise visibly, so you wont know about contusions or hematomas”.
“So I have to be very very very careful”.
“Yes and…”.
“And? There’s more?”
“Yes, this invisibility, is spreading from the inside out. This blood disease…’Sanguis invisibis’, it’s spreading to every cell of your body, from the inside out. Eventually you’ll be entirely invisible”.
“…”
“There’s one more thing. It’s apparently contagious. As a blood bourne disease, it’s transmittable via bodily fluids. “We’re going to need a list of all your sexual parters you’ve had since you’ve had since…well…since forever since we don’t know enough about this right now. Hopefully we can control this. We’re also going to need you to stay confined for now.”
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Submitted by Trolldad_IRL on Sun, Apr 30, 2023 to /r/WritingPrompts/
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You've contracted an unknown disease, and x-rays show it's eating away at your bones. Curiously, even when your limbs have no bones left...you can still walk and use your arms just fine. It's as if the bones are still there.
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