IC-OMAHA-Science Is Golden(Chester/his students/Megan/CDC)
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:55 am
Z-Day - 4:13 PM Central Time - Brooks High School, Omaha, Nebraska
In the special projects lab-
The science lab on the second floor of Brooks High had been co-opted for the special space communications project that NASA was running at Brooks High. Dr. Helene Saunders, a communications specialist from NASA, was in charge of the project, having arranged it with science teacher Chester Johsnon. Some aspects of the project were classified, but NASA had planned to make the results public eventually. The communications equipment which dominated the lab used the satellite dish on the school's roof to communicate with both the space shuttle currently in orbit and the International Space Station. It used advanced technology that allowed a direct link to be established without having to go through a satellite, which is why it was still able to function. The satellite network hadn't worked since early in the morning. The equipment that dominated the lab was also able to connect to an old Cold War network that worked through underground and undersea cables, which remained functional as well. It was because of this special apparatus that the CDC had decided to set up its Crisis Response Center at Brooks High.
Assisting Dr. Saunders and Chester Johnson on this project were four of the school's brightest students, all of whom were in the room. There was Michiko Watanabe, an exchange student from Japan, as well as three younger pupils: Elijah Smith, Diana Forester, and Ali al-Tikriti. Two scientists from the CDC were in the portion of the lab not taken up by the communications array: a bald middle-aged man from India named Dr. Edward Singh and his younger colleague, the lovely Dr. Liz Somerville. They were running a simulation on a laptop to try to predict the rate of the spread of infection. Also from the CDC was the tough-looking Rachel Cohen. She was no scientist, but was in charge of security and was there to protect the scientists. She stood inside the only door to the room standing guard, but she was still attentive to the scientists' conversation.
Just then, there was an incoming transmission from the communications apparatus: "This is Trooper Erica Spears of the Nebraska State Police in NSP Seven-Eight-Romeo calling the CDC Crisis Response Center in Omaha. Our ETA is five minutes. Do you copy? Over." Adam Donnelly had last spoken to her about 40 minutes ago, but he was currently on the roof to guide the helicopter in for a landing. He was also keeping an eye on the school's surroundings and standing by with an EMP generator. The chopper was carrying two more scientists, Dr. Brigetta Hausmann and her assistant Stephanie Bridges. Adam had spoken to Stephanie before too, and electrifying the fence and setting up the EMP generator had been her ideas. Without that fence, they would all be dead by now. With Adam absent, Dr. Saunders was monitoring the airwaves and it would be her job to reply.
In the special projects lab-
The science lab on the second floor of Brooks High had been co-opted for the special space communications project that NASA was running at Brooks High. Dr. Helene Saunders, a communications specialist from NASA, was in charge of the project, having arranged it with science teacher Chester Johsnon. Some aspects of the project were classified, but NASA had planned to make the results public eventually. The communications equipment which dominated the lab used the satellite dish on the school's roof to communicate with both the space shuttle currently in orbit and the International Space Station. It used advanced technology that allowed a direct link to be established without having to go through a satellite, which is why it was still able to function. The satellite network hadn't worked since early in the morning. The equipment that dominated the lab was also able to connect to an old Cold War network that worked through underground and undersea cables, which remained functional as well. It was because of this special apparatus that the CDC had decided to set up its Crisis Response Center at Brooks High.
Assisting Dr. Saunders and Chester Johnson on this project were four of the school's brightest students, all of whom were in the room. There was Michiko Watanabe, an exchange student from Japan, as well as three younger pupils: Elijah Smith, Diana Forester, and Ali al-Tikriti. Two scientists from the CDC were in the portion of the lab not taken up by the communications array: a bald middle-aged man from India named Dr. Edward Singh and his younger colleague, the lovely Dr. Liz Somerville. They were running a simulation on a laptop to try to predict the rate of the spread of infection. Also from the CDC was the tough-looking Rachel Cohen. She was no scientist, but was in charge of security and was there to protect the scientists. She stood inside the only door to the room standing guard, but she was still attentive to the scientists' conversation.
Just then, there was an incoming transmission from the communications apparatus: "This is Trooper Erica Spears of the Nebraska State Police in NSP Seven-Eight-Romeo calling the CDC Crisis Response Center in Omaha. Our ETA is five minutes. Do you copy? Over." Adam Donnelly had last spoken to her about 40 minutes ago, but he was currently on the roof to guide the helicopter in for a landing. He was also keeping an eye on the school's surroundings and standing by with an EMP generator. The chopper was carrying two more scientists, Dr. Brigetta Hausmann and her assistant Stephanie Bridges. Adam had spoken to Stephanie before too, and electrifying the fence and setting up the EMP generator had been her ideas. Without that fence, they would all be dead by now. With Adam absent, Dr. Saunders was monitoring the airwaves and it would be her job to reply.
