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Let me start by introducing myself; my name is Variola. It is a latin name
so most people just call me "Smallpox". I'm not going to lie to you
I am a horrible friend. I tend to keep you all to myself during our time together. I am highly contagious and only like to hang around with humans
as other mammals scare me. I can attack you in 2 forms: Variola major and Variola minor.

Variola major owns my more devilish qualities. In this form i tend to kill about 35% of those i get tied up with. Now
if me and you are to become friends
you should probably request that i give you my brighter side
Variola minor. This way
you only have a 1% chance of our friendship ending in death - to you. In the 20th century
I was responsible for up to 500 million fatalities.

If
after my wrath
you survive
i make sure that i have left my mark. You'll be very lucky to forget about our little fling
as in most cases i leave you with scars known as "potmarks". And i'm merciless when it comes to that. i dont mind leaving them anywhere and everywhere on your body
including your face. If you are even luckier
I will simply leave you blind so that you do not have to look at your scarred body in the mirror everyday. I do this through "corneal ulcerations"
which is not in the least bit enjoyable for you.

After telling you this story my message should be clear; STAY AWAY! If you see me coming
pretend as if you didn't notice
and walk slowly in the other direction.

Yours truly


Variola