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Lepus stares horrified at the devastation around him.
“What be yonder land? England? California? What tragedy befell this place?” he asks through his mask.
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"Disoriented? Well, that's a common side effect in those lucky enough to survive an initial infection.
"Answers. In other words, if we can locate a victim, and keep him or her from killing us first, we can try using that 'amulet' of yours. At this point, I'm willing to try anything. If it works, I can analyze it and produce a real cure."
"The technical name is Chimeral Virus 2097-X. Somebody -- nobody knows who, except the ones who did it -- released it during the war. Suicidal desperation, I suppose. But most people just call it BrainBurn."SunlessNick wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 7:15 pm
Eliza looks around aghast at the ruined landscape. "This is monstrous. What horror wrought such a thing?"
"Oh, normal things like rash and fever, at first. Then the victim experiences extreme aggression, directed at anybody who happens to be nearby. That tends the spread the disease -- if the intended target hasn't already been killed and eaten. Oh, did I mention the urge to engage in cannibalism? A bewildering symptom, probably induced by the targeting of a particular area of the hippocampus."
"Artificially induced bloodlust. Some of my colleagues thought it was supposed to produce unstoppable soldiers. Too bad they're not around any more to discuss it."SunlessNick wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 2:35 am
"Why would the victims attempt to kill us?" asks Eliza. She ponders whether this nightmarish future is the result of the apparent failure in the other time period.
"Sorry, I never cared much for sci-fi."Deciding to dispense with caution, she asks, "Have you ever heard of people travelling unnaturally through time?"
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