NationStates Jolt Archive


The Final Stand (Semi-Open/IC)

Regenius II
04-04-2006, 03:14
(See OOC thread if you're interested)

April 6th, 2008

"...The Nobel Commitee is proud to present Stewart Hopkins and Gregory Jenkins the Prize for Medicine for their discovery of the genetic coding of the H-VAS Coccoform Virus."

Present Day:

They made a mistake...they tried to weaponize it. H-VAS, Human-Varied Autoimmune Symptoms Virus, was the most deadly disease ever to present itself to the human race, and they tried to weaponize it. They succeeded, more than they ever dreamed. And to think the men who made it possible were heralded as geniuses. Still, they're not entirely to blame. It was the Fundamentalists who released it in Israel... they didn't realize how virulent it was.

Within two days of the biological attack by those stupid fucking Jihadists, 99.998% of Tel-Aviv was dead. It didn't stop there either...

March 14th, 2010

"...The Center for Disease Control announced today that it was making progress in the effort to contain the H-VAS outbreak in the Middle East..."

March 23rd, 2010

"...Despite the best attempts of the World Heath Organization, the quarantine has been ineffective. Cases of H-VAS have been diagnosed in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Paris, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. The Center for Disease Control advises for individuals to be on the lookout for symptoms, which are characerized as Flu-like in addition to transparency of the skin, and raised veins and arteries..."

March 26th, 2010

"...The Center for Disease Control has released a statement verifying the concerns of the medical community, H-VAS has been detected in most major world cities. The Congress ordered the emergency closing of all government facilities including schools. The CDC advises that families stay inside and avoid contact with others for the next few days..."

Present Day

The 99.9% deathrate would have been managable...if they had stayed dead. It turns out that after H-VAS kills you, it starts to rebuild.

May 9th, 2010

"...Hordes of the "zombies", as I'm forced to call them, are now in control of the streets. There's no longer a military left to fight them. I can see them through the window of the station. I think they know I'm here... Oh God... please someone help me!...This is KZZW, we are experiencing technical difficulties. We will resume our broadcast as soon as possible."

Present Day

The H-VAS, or Mortis Strain as the few survivors had begun to call it changed the phisiological and neurological wiring of the human body. The "zombies" became protein processing machines. They served as little virus factories forming more of the tiny parasites. In order to maintain that production though, they had to have a near constant supply of food. The only thing left to eat were people...

I've been listening to my shortwave, and there's going to be a meeting at a church about 50 miles north of here. From what I can tell, there are only about 12 survivors in the nearby area. We've decided that it makes the most sense to band together. Saftey in number, you know.

It's good though, I haven't seen another living human since August, and I am definitely in need of some company. I was afraid I'd gone mad a few times... maybe I have. Who knows? Still, I'm going... I even have a little hope for the future...
Men in Dirty Jockstrap
06-04-2006, 01:52
Fuck I am starving! It's been a long time coming and a long time since I ate the last of the food I was able to scavenge up in the panic. I think it's been a good 2 days, hard to tell when you're trapped, cooped up, with nothing else on your mind but if the plywood is gonna hold up for the night. The way I figure it, even if they do break in through the fire station's garage door, I can lure them upstairs and bail down the cliche pole through the floor.

I've been talking with this guy James over the radio the last few weeks, turns out I'm not the only one left. He says he's got a real secure shelter in his house with plenty of food, only problem is he's only got a hunting rifle with a few boxes of bullets left. Funny that I happen to be in the inverse situation, more arms than I know what to do with and no rations left. I don't have a choice anymore, I've got to make a mad break for his house in Carolton Pike, 20 miles away. I don't stand a chance if I stay put.... in the morning when the fuckers are visible I'll set out for James' place. I used to be unsure of whether or not God existed, now I'm certain nobody can be both a sadist and a creator.