The Curse of Cryonics

by Mine_Menace

Records

--the following are a series of papers left on the bedside table in the temporary room of the human Patrick Stanford Walker, written in Equestrian and with a decreasingly choppy quality--

Day Four, Morning:

Symptoms:
-Slight headache, but nothing more than a prickle as of yet.
-Hair still slowly turning gray and growing slightly. Other than that, physically unchanged (i.e., it's still the same texture). Stubble starting to come in, but hard to tell what color it is or if it's any different from when I usually get stubble.

Further Comments:
Considering what the magic has put me through so far, I don't know whether the symptoms will worsen or lessen as time goes on. Either I become completely acclimated to magic, albeit perhaps with gray hair, or it just worsens until it kills me. I have found out that magic usage around me worsens the symptoms almost instantly, and hopefully Firefall Strider will remember to address that (as well as Princess Celestia or any other unicorn that may visit).

Day Four, Evening:

Symptoms:
-Full-on migraine. Hard to concentrate. Will sleep as soon as I'm finished with this report.
-No immediately visible change in hair from this morning.
-Vomited once.
-Skin seems slightly more pale.

Further Comments:
At least I can deal with this...so far. Firefall Strider hasn't found a solution yet, but I obviously hope he does.

Day Five, Morning:

Symptoms:
-Nausea
-Slightly grayer hair than yesterday

Further Comments:
Nothing too bad...all in all, a bit worse than yesterday morning. By tomorrow morning I'll have a better idea if this will get worse or better over time, but considering I didn't have these symptoms when first revived, I'm betting on the former. On the bright side, my mind seems fine enough if I can write in Equestrian, albeit while checking notes (though I've had to check less and less).

Day Five, Evening:

Symptoms:
-Slight dizziness
-Migraine
-Restlessness

Further Comments:
It's getting worse. But as I've nothing to do, I've been learning the Equestrian alphabet almost all the time I've got, and I'm picking it up pretty well according to Firefall Strider. Surprisingly. The fact remains that I'm getting sicker and that Firefall still hasn't figured out what to do--but I can't blame him.

Day Six, Morning:

Symptoms:
-Migraine
-Weakness
-Hair slightly grayer

Further Comments:
As I figured last night...it's definitely getting worse. I've never woken up with a migraine before and I feel slightly weaker. Oh, god damn it, I can't write right now.

Day Six, Evening:

Symptoms:
-Migraine
-Weakness
-Fatigue

Further Comments:
I took a nap this morning after I discovered my headache and wrote my note for that day, and when I woke up, it had gone. By now it's returned with a vengeance, probably worse. It's evening, yes, but I'm more tired than I think I've ever been at this hour. Maybe if this magic is killing me, I'll be lucky and die in my sleep.

Day Seven, Morning:

Symptoms:
-Migraine--may be worse than last night
-Greater weakness
-Greater fatigue
-Gray hair nearly completely overtaken black hair

Further Comments:

Might as well just write out my will. Maybe. I might get lucky, though, who kno