Butterfly's Disease

Butterfly's Disease is a disease originating in Butterfly from the Lapis Butterflies. It is known for mutating other species into growing wings, antennas, and having many of the abilities the Lapis Butterflies have.

## Origins

This disease can be traced back to the Lapis Butterflies who seem to be able to turn their genes into a disease that affects other species. It can be transferred through the claws and mouth or even digesting their blood.

## Effects

### Mutations

It can cause a few things to happen. It can make you grow wings, antennas, claws on feet and hands, and possibly maybe even odd teeth. This can all be divided into 4 stages. The last stage is when the antennas are fully working, the wings are big enough to fly with, and the claws are strong enough to cut through wood. Theres also the sclera that turns pure black and allows to see in the dark. And I forgot to mention this when I was writing this but Lapis Butterflies have different types of antenna depending on their sex assigned at birth and this also affects the kind of antenna that the person with the disease will have.

### Insanity

There are three different outcomes to the disease.

* Does not go insane and keeps their sanity. The only reason they would go insane would be due to another force.
* Goes completely insane over the course of the 4 stages. By the 4th one they are completely disconnected from empathy and won't hesitate to kill. This is about 50% of the people who get the disease.
* Lastly it's a mix of the first two. This happens to about 25% of people who get the disease where its more of a meter depending on how emotionally vulnerable they are or how triggered they are by their surroundings. Like lets say someone who is terrified of death. Normally they are fine but if they get reminded to much or get really close to dying they are going off the deep end but they can always go back to full sanity.

### Abilities

* The first ability is the obvious one! The ability to fly with the butterfly wings. Usually the wings are only big enough to fly with on stage 4 but on stage 3 they are big enough for gliding.
* Then theres the antennas. For the Lapis Butterflies they used these as their sense of smell. They can smell things far away and use them as a way of finding potential mates or marking territories. For the affected it gives them all of these potential abilities however it really isn't known how the whole finding a mate thing translates for the humans.
* The claws! These claws allow them to taste what they are touching. Wich can be weird and you can't really wear gloves because the claws are so sharp they usually just rip the glove.
* Just like the other species they can create silk. This can help them create clothing or bandages and even traps for hunting food.
* Lastly this can cause someone to become more agile and strong. And for species who need air to live the won't need it anymore.

### Side-effects

* The afore mentioned insanity.
* Body dysmorphia
* Insomnia
* Nightmares
* Vomiting

## Causes

They can be caused by being bitten or clawed by a Lapis Butterfly or someone already affected by the disease. It can also cause if infected food or water is drunk.

## Cures

There is no current way to cure the disease but it is possible cutting off the mutated parts but its not recommended.

## Affected

Olive Monarchleaf

Holly Mooncatcher

Molly Mooncatcher

Emma Yellowheart

Robin Greenwing

Mindy Smalheart