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[Voice post]

*sounds of scuffling, sound of someone slumping against the wall and sliding down very, very slowly*

Elena... can't find you. Hope... you got out... place is empty.

*pause, ragged breathing*

I can't find the President. His journal - is back online. Assume he's ... in the city... somewhere.

*more ragged breathing*

Find him.

*sound of someone slumping to the floor. The journal is idle for a while before it times out automatically*


( OOC )

...Hm, if there were any doubts that this wasn't Gaia, I think they've just been erased.

Two moons. Unless one is Meteor, I highly doubt we're on the right planet. I wonder whether the lifestream here is the same..


( Private, hackable )

[Voice post, evidently inadvertent]

DAMNIT!

[sounds of something being hit really, really hard, and a ragged breath]

Ta ma de ... gai si de ... wo ze me ke yi rang ta zhe yang bai si? Bing qie jing li, ta--

--why is this thing on?

[recording blips out]

[OOC: Tsengu cursing up a storm in his native Wutainese. I used Chinese instead of Japanese, because my Japanese is even MOAR broken than my Chinese because Wutai is technically Chinese (it'd be Utai if it were Japanese), and it's a place in China 8D.]

Translation as follows: *Swearword* *swearword* How could I have allowed her to die for nothing? And the President, he--

( Private, hackable )

( Private to Hojo, hackable because Tseng is screwing up his encryption algorithms big time )

I'm presently looking into several courses of action to deal with the current epidemic, and I would appreciate any and all assistance.

Succinctly, even if, as we are assured, this virus is lethal (which may not be true - the biological makeup of the population seems to vary widely here) -- we may still be able to stave off the effects by treating the virus symptomatically. At the very least, it would help make the infected more comfortable; at best, it may help them to hold on long enough for the cure to arrive. In addition, it would be prudent to conduct our own concurrent research into the development of a cure and/or a vaccine.

In practical terms, this means finding medical supplies and personnel to treat those infected. So far, the symptoms appear resemble those of the common cold, coughing... I'm sure those with medical backgrounds can say more about this and how to relieve them.

( Cut for length - to all medical personnel )

( Cut for length - to all others )

( Private to Rufus // unhackable )

( Private to Elena // unhackable )

( Private // unhackable )

...Someone could have mentioned that there are monsters around here. Although the rain's a welcome relief. Fresh water--


--or maybe not. This stuff is foul. Not surprising, if it evaporated from this place.

Despite the widespread destruction, there's a remarkable lack of bodies. I take it that not everyone is dead, then. Is anyone reading this?