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[4/24/2050]

I am sorry for leaving my log entries vacant for 7 days, the infection, despite my hopes of besting it, was too fast for me to treat. Cart kept me company though, so at least that was one benefit of what was happening to me. Still, I'm no longer human at this point, and at least I kept my sanity, so deep down, I am still human. Which is a relief, but here is what happened, in case this journal is going to be found by any humans out there.

The usual symptoms of the flu have been ailing me for the first four days, Cart was somehow aware of me and my sickness, and had made it clear he was going to be there for me, seeing how he was always by my side while I was bedridden. I tried my best to move around and feed him, while I took vitamins and some over-the-counter medicine to try and combat the flu while I was still human. None of it worked, I guessed that the flu was taking advantage of the weather of Florida, as it tends to be hot. And with my warm body, it was suitable to spread even faster.

On the fifth day, my body was in so much pain. I don't want to go over the details, it's too painful to try and remember. When I had regained consciousness, there was blood all over my bed, I smelled the iron in my human blood that seemed to be all over the bed, and some on the walls. Cart was still beside me, on a clean section of the bed. Still, when I saw myself for the first time, I nearly fell over. Surprisingly I was still capable of walking, but it felt like I was walking tiptoe, which took some time to get used to. Well, I am a fast learner, so I didn't have much of a problem. My body is...more feline to say the least. My hair was gone, most of it is fur now. I look almost exactly like Cart, if he were standing on two legs, had thumbs, and was five feet, nine inches tall. Everything except the eyes. His eyes were a sort of emerald color, mine remained the same. So, I suppose that is part of me that remained somewhat human.

The sixth and seventh day, I remained bedridden, pain like that usually caused oneself the desire to not move for a while. I'll write again when I don't suffer anymore symptoms. End log.

[4/25/16]

I felt better, and I had spent the day getting used to my new form. Things were a bit more difficult, since I lacked pinky fingers. That and it seemed that my fingernails had turned into claws, I can somewhat bring them out by will, just enough to pick up grains of salt. Having a tail was taking a bit to get used to, I always bruise it by accident when I close the door without thinking about it. And, well, I tend to lick myself for some reason. I guess that the instincts of the cat are now part of me. I also tend to vomit up vegetables, unless they're from that canned soup. Even then, my stomach tends to get aches if I swallowed them. I should have known that cats are carnivores. But, here is a strange thing.

Somehow I am capable of understanding Cart. But not in the sort of cartoon way where they talk in their own language. It's...like I could read him. I could read his body language really well, as if I was a cat myself. I mean, I am part cat now so...yeah. His meowing remained the same, but it's like each meow was different. I guess the tone, pitch, and volume indicate different things. I fed him when he "asked" for food, or for scratching, or playing. I have a lot to get used to. I will write later when I get more control over this body.

[4/25/2050]

I freaked out when I saw a cucumber. It wasn't a snake, thank God.

[4/25/2050]

I coughed up a hairball today, it was really gross. No more information shall be added, before I gross myself out. End log.

[4/26/2050]

I understood my feline urges a bit more now, thanks to Cart. I observed him as his urges took over, and applied it to myself. So now I partially figured out what I might have to bear in this new body. Though a new idea has surfaced on my mind. I'm a paw walker now, so I don't really need a cat head anymore. That and I have night vision, so flashlights aren't necessary anymore. My sleep schedule has changed as well, I found myself to stay up later than I usually do. I now mainly sleep in the near early morning. But back to my topic, I suppose I can talk to other paw walkers now, I would perfectly fit in. I will write back later, when I talk with another paw walker. End log.

[4/26/2050]

I met a dog paw walker, her name was Jannet. I found myself very nervous, perhaps because I was talking to someone for the first time, but at the same time it was someone that wasn't human. Still, the conversation was light, she seemed to have her own struggles. Apparently she has kids, who also became paw walkers. One was a lizard, and another had become the same dog species as her, a black labrador. I really felt sorry for her, but there wasn't anything I could do. The conversation ended there...but I feel relieved. It's been a year since I talked with anyone really. I will try and talk with Jannet a bit more. End log.

[4/26/2050]

After doing my usual morning routine, I met Jannet again, but this time I brought Cart with me. He seemed rather well behaved with my new neighbor. Jannet had brought her kids as well, their names were Ross and Daniel. Daniel was the lizard, Ross was the dog. Though, it seemed they have backpacks. I asked them where they were going. They said they were gonna find some kind of civilization, hopefully one full of paw walkers like them. They mentioned that they got this information through rumors by other paw walkers that were also heading out of state. I was quite sad, my first ever new friend and they're going to leave soon.

Well, I probably should have mentioned this before. Before communication went dark, along with the internet, the United States, along with ever other power in the world, had a last desperate attempt to stop the Rhos Virus. They...nuked as many cities they could. It was a suicide attempt, but I guessed it was their last shot from turning humans into paw walkers.

Tallahassee was one of those cities. The radiation has yet to disperse to safe levels, but from what Jannet is saying, everyone should at least move out in case the radiation manages to spread further down south. That really worried me. I probably would die from radiation before I would realize my area would be contaminated. I agreed to go with them. I will be leaving soon, so I will write later. Plus, this journal doesn't have that many pages that I haven't written. This notebook is quite small, so I am using more pages per entry than I thought. I'm going with them, they have a working car. And fortunately there is a way to get the fuel from the gas stations, I read it before. It works on switches and generators, at least most of them. I'll bring my bike with me, and Cart, Ross and Daniel seem to take a liking to him. End log.

[5/26/2050]

Apparently this is going to be the last entry on the journal. I only have enough pages for one more entry, so I'll quickly recap in what happened what happened. Jannet, the kids, and I had managed to avoid most of the cities that were contaminated with radiation. We had to get masks to make sure that the radioactive material did not get into our bodies. We had to stop by other stores to get food, and fortunately I didn't need to use my metal bad to defend us, it seems the people we crossed paths with were friendly. Humans kept at a distance, but they still waved at us...some of them at least.

Anyway, this is going to be the end of this log. We're in North Carolina, and from other paw walkers, we heard of a paw walker civilization further up north in Virginia. If anyone gets this journal, head there, if you're a paw walker at least. I heard they can humans in if they are willing to "convert". See you next time, reader. End log.