Book the Second, Chapter the Eleventh: A Lengthy Trek
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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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Henry puts on the mask, follows her outside, and looks around. This is not how he imagined the future to be. "What is it we seek here?" he asks.
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Eliza looks around aghast at the ruined landscape. "This is monstrous. What horror wrought such a thing?"
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"Disoriented? Well, that's a common side effect in those lucky enough to survive an initial infection.
"We're standing in the middle of Vancouver Island. This used to be forest, as far as the eye could see. It got hit hard during the war. The UN tried to evacuate all the survivors, but there are still a few hiding out around here. Dangerous, but that's why the research center is here. Have to find enough victims of the plague to find a cure."
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"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."
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"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?"
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Lepus nods sagely as he processes the woman’s words.
“‘tis akin to catapulting rotting animals over the walls of a fortress: a knavish trick indeed.”
“Let us find a poor soul and see what’s to be done.” he continues, scanning the area with senses honed from years of wandering.
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"What are the symptoms of BrainBurn?" asks Henry, looking around for possible victims. 2097 could be the year, he thinks.
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"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. Deciding to dispense with caution, she asks, "Have you ever heard of people travelling unnaturally through time?"
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"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."
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"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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"I fear I am unfamiliar with 'sci-fi,'" says Eliza. "But I hear voices, I think, that way."
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"Then let us approach, but quietly and carefully," says Henry.
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“There be smoke that way too,” says Lepus, nodding in the direction of the voices.
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“Proceed carefully,” hisses Lepus. “It does not do to disturb a dog at its bowl, yesno? Besides, if those chops be manflesh, we would not wish to be second course.”
“Let old Lepus approach alone with his amulet and see what transpires
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Eliza obeys, but keeps her muscles tensed in case the figures prove hostile.
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