Unknown Agent Kills Over 1,000 in Seconds
Protheraticessesceleon
03-12-2003, 02:27
Breaking Story from Channel 11 News in Protheraticessesceleon:
A number of isolated settlements around Taname Salt Lake, located deep in the Traire Desert, were wiped out by a unidentified agent, possibly biological in nature. The devastation was total; not only people, but buildings and trees were reduced to a mysterious residue with a metallic luster. No survivors have been found. Steven Bright, a local police officer, called for assistance on his radio during the disaster, saying: "Help! Something's dissolving ..." The government has urged people to stay in their homes and not panic. The area around Taname Salt Lake has been placed under strict quarantine. Updates will follow.
Protheraticessesceleon
03-12-2003, 04:07
A unidentified microorganism has been found in samples from the lake. The microorganism is capable of digesting a wide variety of substances at an astonishing pace, and was probably the cause of the disaster. The origin of the microorganism is unknown, but Health Department officials are following up on a lead: Mark Brinser, a miner from Papua Guinea, was staying at a hotel on Taname Salt Lake at the time, and was killed by the disaster.
"You won't believe the trouble we had just getting a sample of the water to put under a microscope," biologist Henry Turbin said. "Anything we stuck in the water would dissolve almost instantly. But we found some small pieces of the metallic residue, and it turns out they don't dissolve."
The death count has been established to be 1,184. Taname Salt Lake is about 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. The amount of time the microorganism took to destroy the surrounding area is estimated from power, cable, and telephone line failures to have been about 53 seconds. Updates will follow.
Protheraticessesceleon
03-12-2003, 05:10
The microorganism appears to be dying off. Objects thrown into the water dissolve less rapidly. A thin layer of the metallic-looking substance seems to be forming on the bottom of the lake. Analysis of this substance has shown that it does not dissolve in aqua regia, so it is probably not a metal. It has an extremely high melting point. Continued coverage will follow.
The nation of Papua Guinea is sorry for your loss and we have discovered the cause. The chemical that you found in the lake was one we have been creating in our research facility. Only very important people can recieve info on this chemical. One of our rogue agents snuck this chemical out of our facility and poured the chemical into your waters. We are now uping our security so this will not happen again. Im sorry about your losses.
Thank you for understanding( we hope)
Emeror Niolac II
Henleaze Avenue
04-12-2003, 00:38
Wha.....?
That was a little abrupt...