This is Equestria News, bringing you news from all around Equestria for Equestria. We interrupt your scheduled program to give you this urgent message.
"Hello, my name is Kelly Storm, and as you all know the disease known as Patientia has been spreading across Equestria at an alarming rate. This disease has incapacitated hundreds of ponies all across the continent. Symptoms of Patientia include high fever, chills, muscle spams, discolored gums, rapid breathing, exhaustion and a temperature of 105 to 200 degrees. If you or anypony else in contact with you suffers from any of these symptoms, contact a hospital right away so you can be treated.
All ponies in severe condition have been placed into quarantine. The disease has been contained in all hospitals and the eight o'clock curfew has now been taken down, ponies are allowed to walk the streets freely. Authorities have placed boundaries around all hospitals and a temporary law has been placed that all unauthorized civilians stay no less than 100 meters away from all hospitals.
This infection spreads easily and takes over quickly, the Authorities strongly advised that everypony keeps good hygiene and to stay away from unclean areas.
This is Kelly Storm, reporting to you from Equestria News. We'll keep you posted as news about Patientia comes to us.
We now return you to your scheduled program...
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Turning off her television, the unicorn mare frowned, cyan hair falling across her face as she looked at the notebook laid on her lap. Several equations and notes were written wildly across the paper. She mumbled with a sigh,
"It's not long now. If only there was a way to-"
"Was that the EQ News?" Her college roomate was standing in the hallway across from her, a basket of laundry in her hands, "What did they say about Patientia?" The mare's curly pink and violet mane bounced as she leaned into the room to look at the TV, "Why'd you turn it off?"
"Not now Bon-bon, I'm busy."
"Not busy enough to take a break and watch the News eh, Lyra Heartstrings?" Bon-bon put the basket down and crossed her arms. "C'mon Lyra, you've been super serious lately and it's really weird. First, it was humans, now it's the end of the world! Hobbies are fine, but this is ridiculous!"
"It will happen sooner or later, and my suspicions are that it will be sooner."
Bon-bon rolled her eyes and picked up the laundry basket,
"Whatever you say. I'm heading to the market tommorow afternoon, do you want anything?"
Lyra turned her head to look at her friend, "Now that you mention it, my stash needs-"
"I am not getting you anything for your Bug Out stash. It's bad enough that you have an apocalypse shelter in the basement and filled it with guns, ammo, meds, and canned food. The last thing I need is everypony thinking that I'm crazy because I'm going to the gun house to buy bullets for you!"
"Fine! I'll go myself." Lyra closed her notebook and looked up at the ceiling, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask you to go buy my stuff. I didn't even want stuff for my Bug Out stash."
"Then what did you want?" Bon-bon looked at her unicorn friend with a quizzical look. Lyra smiled and chuckled,
"I wanted candied peaches, for my rainy day sweets stash." the minty coated mare grinned sheepishly. Bon-bon laughed,
"If you want candied peaches, I could just make some for you. I do own a candy shop."
Lyra smiled, "Thanks, Bonnie."
"Anytime, Heartstrings." Bon-bon began to walk down the hallway to her bedroom. After hearing the sound of closing doors. Lyra reopened the notebook and looked at her most recent writing.
Patientia
Disease no longer airborne, only passed by contact with infected.
Lyra continued to read through the equations. Lifting up a pen beside her, she quickly jotted down a sentence.
Don't get bitten.