[She's quiet for a moment before she nods slowly.] There are four stages of the disease. The first two stages are fine, but the third stage is when it starts effecting others. Prolonged contact can cause others to get sick, or... To decide to end it there.

[She purses her lips, clutching the books a moment before she shakes her head]

No one's been bad about it, thankfully. Most just have questions, but no one's seemed concerned. It's a rare illness-- it doesn't really happen outside of the island I used to live on.