“Maybe, I don’t know, blood samples? Compare mine to someone who isn’t affected? See if there’s something there? A virus or a bacteria or something?” He’s not a doctor. He doesn’t know if it would even show up in his blood. If it did, though, that would go a long way in helping to isolate the source of the problem. At least, he thinks so.

“I can’t leave the others. And I don’t—What if it’s contagious? If prolonged exposure to me is what triggers it? I don’t want to contaminate your house too, if it’s clean of whatever this is. If it’s anything at all.”