"I was also under the impression that it was..." shudder. "obvious when the person is infected."

"Usually, yes. I'm inclined to wonder how suddenly appearing individuals have managed not to get infected- or to delay the usual symptoms."

"Is this because you don't believe that we have magic and could've actually come from another universe?"

"That's a good summary, well done."

"Thank you? Is your suspicion that magic isn't real is such that you wouldn't accept if we tried to prove you wrong?"

"You can try. I don't really expect strong evidence, but I'm willing to accept it if you have any to offer."

"Assuming that you are skeptical of second witness accounts. We could give you the memories of someone in the scene."

Temple waves at Ezra.

Ezra tentatively reaches out for the doctor. "Do you mind if I touch you and transfer a memory?"

"Mentioning your ability to affect minds was probably not very tactically sound, so I suppose that lends some credence to your claims. I do have to say I mind."

"It's entirely reasonable to be afraid of people messing with your head. How much do you trust other people's accounts on magic? Because without magical effects and given the... uh, constraints of your lack of sight, it's hard to give you strong evidence unless you have time to prepare. Like, I can absorb heat in my vicinity, but without the visuals it isn't as impressive."

"We can heal your eyes but that would require touching too and I don't know if we- never mind, we can definitely heal one of your eyes and that should be enough evidence."

"I'm not entirely certain you should heal my eyes until you can guarantee the fungus is out of my body, which puts us in a bind. Can you absorb heat from my body? Even a minute difference in temperature should be noticeable for a human."

"Sure, it will still start from the surface and work it's way down but I can focus enough to make it... too unnatural. Any preferences where I should drain the heat from?"

"No strong preference. My arm, I suppose. Easily accessible."

He rolls up his sleeves.

Okay, the air around Ezra was already chiller than normal, now it drops suddenly and there is a band of the doctor's arm that is much colder than it's surroundings, but very precisely so.

"Now that's something. And you're still not displaying symptoms."

"Yes, Temple was working on reinforcing our wards."

"Well. Suppose I was grateful. What then?"

"Ideally we figure out a way to help each other."

"Does your ward kill the fungus or merely prevent it from infecting you? That would be the most important thing to test."

"It's currently both filtering and killing any airborne fungus inside the barrier. Killing it inside the human body is trickier, but should be doable."

"If you can get that to work, we'll have a lot to talk about. Until then, we could use those wards on heavily-trafficked parts of the building, unless you have limited uses."

"It uses lifeforce, we all have extra, but Izakin and Sovie can't cast as well as we do due to complicated reasons... We should comfortably do an area about the size of this room again today, but we can divide that into smaller sections."

"The cafeteria is too big, then. Try one of the main hallways? And don't explain yourselves to the patients, if you see any."

"Sure, the ward in it's current form lasts about a month, it can be made permanent, but it's more worthwhile to research something better."