[Text] 1st Creation: A Call For Help

[creatability]

[It's early in the evening when a network post goes up. Rather than voice or video, she's sending out text for reasons which will become obvious as people read.]

I know this probably isn't the place for it, but something's happened to my uncle, Matt Murdock. Retrospec gave him some sort of ability and it seems to be affecting his senses.

He seems to be hearing things, and smelling things, and it's making him incredibly sensitive to just about everything. I do not know what to do.

He needs help but I don't think that the hospital can do anything but make it worse. I've already given him earplugs but I want to help him more! Does anyone have any advice, or experience with anything like this at all?

Also, to anyone that he works with? Please don't expect him to come in to work until he's gotten a handle on this. I don't think he can leave the house without being in horrible pain.



[OOC: A log from Matt is located here Additionally, replies may come from Matt or Mary.]

Comments

[anguinous]

[ ... Well -- ]

Have you ever had a migraine before? This sounds related, although I do not doubt worse if some ability is involved. The key takeaway is that a migraine can create a feedback loop of sorts, when you're sensitive, where everything makes your migraine worse which makes everything else feel worse. Scents make you want to vomit, your ears ring and everything is too loud, you can get what is known as an aura. Coloured spots in your vision, flashes and so on.

If we're treating this like a migraine, you can't make it stop but you can help relieve the symptoms. Darkened room has already been suggested. Painkillers are advisable too, since lessening the headache may help everything else feel less terrible. Make sure there's a cool breeze if you can without letting in too much noise from a window or turning on a noisy fan. Make sure he drinks plenty of cool water, as dehydration makes headaches worse. Bananas are good food for headaches. Equally, something plain like crackers if his stomach is unsettled by all this. Once the pain starts to fade everything should reasonably begin to feel less intrusive.

[creatability]

I haven't had a migraine but it sounds similar. Unfortunately I can't tell too well, because my uncle is blind and I'm not sure a dark room is going to make a difference.

I think that the fan suggestion and breeze are really sensible.

Bananas I would not have thought of though.

[anguinous]

Completely? Some blind people can still sense light levels. It can hardly hurt, regardless.

[creatability]

You're right, it can't.
But as far as I know, he's never said anything and I don't want to talk around him until he's got this under control.

[anguinous]

Is trying to help talking around him? You can only make your own best judgements and he can always correct you once he is recovered.

[creatability]

Whispering is sometimes too loud.

It's definitely Retrospec doing something like what they did to me. Only way worse.

[anguinous]

[ Oh, you mean literally talk around him. Laurent took it as figuratively, making decisions for him. ]

Something they did to you?

[ Partly asking to avoid admitting his lapse in English, it's his second language and Laurent is painfully aware of his own mistakes already. ]

[creatability]

Like a lot of people, I have gained abilities that aren't natural.

Like my poor uncle, though the downside is not nearly so bad. I just get ridiculously hungry.

[anguinous]

[ Well, that is both suitably vague and unhelpful. Though the hunger reminds him of Noah, and other members of team Absinthe who had alarming appetites.

Still --]

Hungry doesn't seem so terrible so long as you can afford to feed yourself.

I suppose I wish you and your uncle good luck. Although [ Laurent pauses, scrolls up and down this post again and winces. ] I would say while the logic of giving him something to focus on is sound, if someone brought something strong smelling near me while I had a migraine I'd probably vomit.