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Almost everyone’s had the same feeling — waking up with a head cold or flu on the day of a big meeting, a career-defining presentation, or a major exam. For­ tunately Magadon has just the solution: FluBuster! It contains painkillers, decongestants, cough suppressants, and stimulants. Two pills don’t just numb the pain and help breathing; they give more of a wake-up kick than a six-pack of energy drinks. They’re the most effective cold and flu relief medication on the market; so many turn to FluBuster when they feel like crap.

The concoction of stimulants has a whole range of negative side effects. After the initial rush, someone taking FluBuster feels his thoughts are racing, and he’s able to think rings around everyone else. It also removes inhibitions better than half a bottle of tequila. The result has a FluBuster user acting on his every impulse, while convinced he will get away with it, even though the drug doesn’t change his natural ability to lie or hide evidence. Once he stops taking FluBuster he suffers frequent mood swings — one minute he’s wracked with guilt and depression, the next he feels an almost manic need for secrecy.

Most people who take FluBuster don’t show up as tainted. A few keep taking the drug recreationally to avoid the mood-swings, and they show up as tainted to Garou. Apart from the potentially disastrous effects on friends and family, FluBuster does nothing actively malicious, and a Rite of Cleansing has no effect beyond removing the scent of taint.