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WC-83 wrote: Blu3 Fir3 - V2.0 wrote: CushionySiren3 wrote: Complete derailment to address the Eve Howlite profile. Also huge thanks. I was planning on giving this character cancer anyways and this rather neatly ties into the whole thing. '''GASP! '''Spoiler alert! And poooor Eve! D: Since it's benign, she has the choice of either blinding herself or letting it spread and become terminal. Would this cause her and that other character's relationship to turn into romance?

From what I've read this form of cancer that I have described can be completely unthreatening. People can be born with it or develop it at a young age and have no severe issues with it for the entirety of their lives (It doesn't even affect their vision). There of course can be developments which would require the removal of malignant cells that develop upon the sclera, but usually such things can be observed and predicted by optometrists (or other doctors who would deal with this) and proper medical treatment can be applied before any damage has come to the individual. The coloration of the sclera however can not be treated at all and the individual will have to live with the disease for the duration of their life.

Ironically I feel I may have poorly explained the disease in my earlier post. The disease causes benign growths on the pigment producing cells known as melanocytes. These growths affect the pigmentation of the sclera through their production of melanin and cause the unattractive dark coloration which can range from brown to dark blue to gray to black. I may have been a bit unclear about this, but in some instances this disease can be completely ignored and an individual may be fine for the entirety of their life.

Now, addressing your question properly, if those happened to be the circumstances, the character of Eve can be averse to seeking medical treatment at times, but she is in no way ignorant enough to ignore a malignant tumor. She would seek medical attention as soon as possible and with this disease she'd probably be healed without any physical damage. As for that second sentence, if you are referring to Automne and his relationship with Eve, it could very well turn romantic, but that all depends on where they would be in their relationship when she develops a need for urgent medical attention. If it was early on in their friendship (first year or so) they'd likely remain friends, but if it were further into their relationship they may become romantic.

With all that being said the cancer in her eyes may not be the form of cancer she will require medical attention for. Her genetic predisposition towards developing melanoma in her eyes also increases the likeliness of her developing cancer of the lungs, of the large intestine, and the brain. Later on in her life she does develop a tumor in her brain that will require serious medical attention.

@Blu3 Oops... Well, it isn't too much of a spoiler. Eve's serious cancer doesn't develop until the three TAPE stories have already concluded. So that's really more of a fun fact if anything... Oh yeah, TAPE is a trilogy...

(I am not a doctor, optometrist, or any other kind of medical specialist and I have only done a few hours worth of research on these diseases so take these factors and the fact that this is all taking place in a work of fiction into account.)