Imitora
28-01-2004, 07:57
The doctors stood around the table, examining the computer read out. The specimens were all dead, with little external deformities. The only visible effect of the gas was the shrivled organs and wrinkled skin. The test patients' lungs had all collapsed, and the hearts shrivlled and destroyed. It was perfect.
"Think about the posibilities of this gas. We could wipe out entire military legions, entire forces with ease. Supersoldiers would be useless, nanocomponents inefective, geniticaly modified wariors would be no more than oversterioded punks."
"Yes, and think of the sale possibilities. Anti-elf nations would all but kill for the chemical. After all, they may be imune to disease, but not to the degeneration of their own cells."
The weapon had been designed for the assault on Deazeman. Several Imitoran citizens of Deazemani descent had been taken in, and tested, their blood drawn, and then sent off to the safety camps. However, the war had ended before reaserch could even start. Now, the scientists from the Chemical Weapons Facilities in IMI had developed the weapons further, and the chemical was effective against all types of organisms. Blood had been taken off file from the Elf executions back in the early days, and the chemical further modified. And now it was perfect. Perfect for anouncementp
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The scientist stood in front of the throng of reporters, doctors, and military analysts. News organizations from around the world were present, waiting to hear the news.
He cleared his throat, and the group quieted. When they were totally silent, he spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, first I welcome you to this confrence. This is a monumental leap for the CWF of IMI. And infact, a step towards the future of our devision. However, I will lead you on and tease you no more. I'm sure you all are wondering what I have called you here for. Allow me to explain."
The lights in the room dimmed, and a screen descended from the wall. On it was the video of a small blood cell floating through the blood stream. It was an actual video, filmed by a nanosized cammera.
"This is your standard red blood cell. Nothing special about it at all. Blood cells, like all cells, use osmosis in order to keep an isotonic level with the water around it. Now, if the amount of nutrients in the water surounding the cell is higher than the amount in the cell, or vice versa, the cell goes through osmosis in order to reinstate the isotonic enviroment."
He then clicked another button, and then the cell grew larger on the screen, magnified by the cammera. "If the cell is unable to maintain osmosis, it may suffer plasmolisis or lysis, which signals the end of the cell. In an hypertonic enviroment, the cell loses water in order to dilute the solute rich enviroment around the cell. If it is unable to stop, it goes through plasmalosis, collapsing in on itself."
The video showed the cell shrink, slowly at first, and after three seconds, it seemed to 'pop' out of existance.
"In a hypotonic enviroment, the cell continues to take on water in order to balance the enviroment. If this happens to fast, or the cell is unable to stop the influx of water, the cell explodes."
The video showed another red blood cell expand until it was far to large to be contained in its cell membrane, and then 'poped' out of existance.
"Now that we have completed our little biology lesson, on to the news. I and my colleauges have been researching a weapon that will beat all forms of defense. Something that would render geneticly modified warriors no differnt from any other person. A weapon that could kill human, elf, orc, and any other lifeform with ease. Something that would get past nanoupgrades, something that would proove effective against any enemy. Somethign that would go after the most basic life form: the cell."
He clicked the button again, and a video of another cell, this one a brain cell, popped on the screen. Suddenly, the fluid around the cell turned almost blue, then less than a second later, the cell exploded.
"We have developed a weapon that will target the cells indiscriminantly, be it brain, blood, or the like. The weapon, designated a chemical device, can be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or through any other mucus membranes, will force every cell in the body of a living organism to either go through lysis or plasmalosis. As seen in the video, within seconds, the target organism is dead. Every cell in its body dies off, either shrivlled up or expanded beyond capacitiy. Depending on the organism, visible effects can vary from shrivvled skin and internal organs to the full liquification of the target organism's internal organs."
When the video had played a second time, showing the spread of the chemical through the body, the scientist stopped the movement on screen, turned the lights back on, and took a sip of water. "Are there any questions?"
OOC: Feel free to play a reporter or what not.
"Think about the posibilities of this gas. We could wipe out entire military legions, entire forces with ease. Supersoldiers would be useless, nanocomponents inefective, geniticaly modified wariors would be no more than oversterioded punks."
"Yes, and think of the sale possibilities. Anti-elf nations would all but kill for the chemical. After all, they may be imune to disease, but not to the degeneration of their own cells."
The weapon had been designed for the assault on Deazeman. Several Imitoran citizens of Deazemani descent had been taken in, and tested, their blood drawn, and then sent off to the safety camps. However, the war had ended before reaserch could even start. Now, the scientists from the Chemical Weapons Facilities in IMI had developed the weapons further, and the chemical was effective against all types of organisms. Blood had been taken off file from the Elf executions back in the early days, and the chemical further modified. And now it was perfect. Perfect for anouncementp
___________
The scientist stood in front of the throng of reporters, doctors, and military analysts. News organizations from around the world were present, waiting to hear the news.
He cleared his throat, and the group quieted. When they were totally silent, he spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, first I welcome you to this confrence. This is a monumental leap for the CWF of IMI. And infact, a step towards the future of our devision. However, I will lead you on and tease you no more. I'm sure you all are wondering what I have called you here for. Allow me to explain."
The lights in the room dimmed, and a screen descended from the wall. On it was the video of a small blood cell floating through the blood stream. It was an actual video, filmed by a nanosized cammera.
"This is your standard red blood cell. Nothing special about it at all. Blood cells, like all cells, use osmosis in order to keep an isotonic level with the water around it. Now, if the amount of nutrients in the water surounding the cell is higher than the amount in the cell, or vice versa, the cell goes through osmosis in order to reinstate the isotonic enviroment."
He then clicked another button, and then the cell grew larger on the screen, magnified by the cammera. "If the cell is unable to maintain osmosis, it may suffer plasmolisis or lysis, which signals the end of the cell. In an hypertonic enviroment, the cell loses water in order to dilute the solute rich enviroment around the cell. If it is unable to stop, it goes through plasmalosis, collapsing in on itself."
The video showed the cell shrink, slowly at first, and after three seconds, it seemed to 'pop' out of existance.
"In a hypotonic enviroment, the cell continues to take on water in order to balance the enviroment. If this happens to fast, or the cell is unable to stop the influx of water, the cell explodes."
The video showed another red blood cell expand until it was far to large to be contained in its cell membrane, and then 'poped' out of existance.
"Now that we have completed our little biology lesson, on to the news. I and my colleauges have been researching a weapon that will beat all forms of defense. Something that would render geneticly modified warriors no differnt from any other person. A weapon that could kill human, elf, orc, and any other lifeform with ease. Something that would get past nanoupgrades, something that would proove effective against any enemy. Somethign that would go after the most basic life form: the cell."
He clicked the button again, and a video of another cell, this one a brain cell, popped on the screen. Suddenly, the fluid around the cell turned almost blue, then less than a second later, the cell exploded.
"We have developed a weapon that will target the cells indiscriminantly, be it brain, blood, or the like. The weapon, designated a chemical device, can be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or through any other mucus membranes, will force every cell in the body of a living organism to either go through lysis or plasmalosis. As seen in the video, within seconds, the target organism is dead. Every cell in its body dies off, either shrivlled up or expanded beyond capacitiy. Depending on the organism, visible effects can vary from shrivvled skin and internal organs to the full liquification of the target organism's internal organs."
When the video had played a second time, showing the spread of the chemical through the body, the scientist stopped the movement on screen, turned the lights back on, and took a sip of water. "Are there any questions?"
OOC: Feel free to play a reporter or what not.