Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-9041013-20180615171904/@comment-35711173-20180616062905

BloodySpghetti wrote:

Ah thank you, I was actually aluding to him having Melanoma, that's why I mentioned him having a birth mark at the same spot. Also, I'm not sure, but I doubt Bubous are small enough to be classified as tiny even to begin with. As for the rest, it's a combination of both overtaxation due to stress and some sort of mind over matter where his brain tries to force him to get himself checked. ​​​​

BloodySpghetti, I see three things wrong with your alluding to a melanoma. The first is that people without a medical background won't know anything about a melanoma. It will go right over their head, whoosh. Second, it is too easy to interpret as something originating from the plague doctor hallucinations. As a very distant third, a melanoma is not usually associated with a mark someone has had since birth but more likely a mole that has grown over time. Also, armpits aren't a common area for them as armpits aren't given nearly the same exposure to the sun as a man's back or a woman's legs.