I don't get how people who are sick would have the energy to go to a con. I haven't left the house for a week!

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I checked with Sian, because she spent a bit more time with me in closer confines. I wasn't ill on Saturday when I saw you, just exhausted from a very late night and no sleep, and she isn't sick. I suspect me and thee got got by the same person some time on Saturday though. I just don't know who.

Damn, I'm sorry! I thought I was exhausted on Saturday from being busy all week, but what if it was the first symptom?

I've got plans for next week, as well as going back to work. I need to recover soon or I'm screwed. Now I'm going back to bed. I gope everyone who got the con cold gets well soon.

And I'm not the only one sick. I know of at least two other people who are sick now from the con. I'm still in pain from coughing, still coughing a lot, still exhausted and feeling sick after I eat. I haven't left the house since I got home. I couldn't visit my gran for her 90th birthday.

goodbye to my friends properly. I spent the day in bed, napping and coughing until my chest hurt. I had a difficult day Monday and then had to travel home obviously sick, with a fever and a cough. I haven't been able to do any work this week or read much. All I want to do is sleep.

Registration queue on Thursday afternoon.

Who knows?

What I do know is that because someone else didn't apply the 'if you feel unwell, don't attend' rule, I lost out on a day at the con with my friends, I lost out on the banquet and showing off my rainbow dragon scale dress. I lost out on saying

while I was being a tourist in Brighton. Despite staying away from crowds where I could and using my sprays. It could have been in the con hotel bar on Wednesday night - it was packed and I felt fine. I had a lovely evening catching up with con fam and drinking red wine. I t could have been in the

used protective throat and nasal sprays, and tried to stay away from confined spaces. I could have picked up an infection on the trains to Brighton when I had to remove my mask because it is painful when you're autistic, and I get hot easily. It could have been at my hotel. It could have been

I cancelled my plans for the day and let everyone know on the WFC Discord that I had come down with something because not being symptomatic doesn't mean you can't spread an infection. Despite my efforts to protect myself and others, I still got sick. I masked when I was able to tolerate it,

Oh heck AK, I hope you get well soon. I'm still coughing and exhausted. I didn't start feeling ill until Saturday evening when I went to my hotel and stayed there, but I saw you early on Saturday afternoon. Could I have passed it to you then?

Still feeling rough after catching a bug at or on the way to WFC, so not all that much. Might go to bed and read The Daughters of Nicniven though.

I have 'Writing the Magic'. I just haven't started reading it yet. I'm still reading 'Writing the Future'.

I used to go to the toilet to ESCAPE the bullies. I could lock myself in a confined space when the teachers ignored the violence in the classroom or corridors. I'm also autistic, so I needed the space alone.

I met you briefly last year at FantasyCon, I think, but it was good to chat in person yesterday. I've already started reading Blind Man's Wolf!

Hi!