The Professor nods to Gedeon's question and then replies, "He will have to at least go to the Sickbay to have a check up by the nurse. Though it's doubtful Jack is contagious. The first incident of this infection occurred a few months ago. If it were highly infectious then everyone at the mansion would have contracted the disease by now. I suspect when the Hellions were attacked by the Sentinels, Canker exhibited a new mutation, as oft time young mutants do when in highly stressful situations, that literally transformed every cell in his body into separate bacteria. These bacteria each had a minuscule piece of Cankers mind within them which allowed them to hold together as this blob or swarm-body. This was most likely what Aurum was hearing when they all were crying out for help. I suspect they couldn't communicate much more than this and it was just on instinct that he found his way back to the mansion looking for help but when he did he inadvertently infected anyone he came in contact with. It must have been terrifying."
"As for Demi or Gloom, I believe something similar happened to her but instead she turned into a shade of some kind. A disembodied spirit that was also attracted to the mansion by instinct and just naturally was drawn toward Aurum's unique telepathic abilities." The professor pauses a moment then adds, "But I'm not sure how the both of you would have merged. It could be part of the shade's ability to possess someone or it could be a new power that Roslyn is possessing. It's something we will have to look into once this matter of the disease gets settled."
"As for Demi or Gloom, I believe something similar happened to her but instead she turned into a shade of some kind. A disembodied spirit that was also attracted to the mansion by instinct and just naturally was drawn toward Aurum's unique telepathic abilities." The professor pauses a moment then adds, "But I'm not sure how the both of you would have merged. It could be part of the shade's ability to possess someone or it could be a new power that Roslyn is possessing. It's something we will have to look into once this matter of the disease gets settled."
