"You really should check the bulletin board, Doctor. There's a note there," Barry says, somewhat serious but grinning.

"There's an outbreak of...well, a magic-based shape-altering flu. Not a huge number of cases yet, but enough to give the staff pause.

"And not to be funny, but it's actually given one poor man paws of the canine variety. There hasn't been much we can do to stop or reverse the changes, but we at least think the flu-like symptoms - coughing, fever, and so forth - can be treated. Someone is working on a cure, but any help till then might be appreciated."

And none of this sounds at all odd to Barry at this point.