Ground Zero: The infection that ended society. How Did it Start?

**HaveCrowBarWillTravel** · Mar 11th, 2011, 07:24 AM

I'm kinda digging the Nanotech theory. I'd go one step further and say the nanobytes had corrupted programing. The biotech company was using mental patients as test subjects in the hope of curing various mental illnesses.
Nah.. that sounds too "We are the worldish."
It could also be a combintation of a virus and bacteria doing something to the body.

**Funny Muffins** · Mar 11th, 2011, 09:26 AM

Like the idea of Nanotech but doesn't seem likely at this point, then again could be completely wrong.
If it got out of hand I could see it being possible, but if some guy in a basement is controlling nanorobots on all the zeds then that is too much for me to believe.
Only KC knows and doubt he will tell us at this point.
I can only imagine that if it was Nanotech then we might have come across some primer first to warm us up to the fact. Radon labs sure could be Nanotech but if I were to guess right now I feel more of a biological themed issue at this point (Virus, bacteria (maybe)) maybe even just a mutated strain of a heavy fever or illness that causes internal swelling of organs like that of the brain thereby changing the behavior of the infected individual into these infected.

Originally Posted by Hollomandious

How about, "kc is from a parallel universe where he infected everyone and made them write in the journals so he could then come to our universe via his universe hopper and make a kick ass audio drama and get praise from all of us."

How about you save that kinda stuff for another thready...?
Like the ass kissing section called EPISODE DISCUSSION.
Or your drug rehab class...
Your choice.
HA!

I appreciate the discussions we've been having, let's strap it down and not just post for the post count.

Wanna do that?
If not:

Take it somewhere else!

**Eviebae** · Mar 11th, 2011, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by Funny Muffins

Like the idea of Nanotech but doesn't seem likely at this point

Nano technology is sort of science fiction's "magic wand" at this point. You can make it do anything. Same with The Singularity and parallel universes. I almost think the reason behind it all should be left open--like it could have been one of many things or a combination. That way you don't risk having a Battlestar Galactica ending.

**Onslaught** · Mar 16th, 2011, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel

It could also be a combintation of a virus and bacteria doing something to the body.

I'm pretty sure it has to be a virus or some type of bacteria. How else would it mutate the body enough to make these special zombies, and even the zombies at all. It would have to somehow kill the host then take over the body. Now I'm not saying it is a parasite or anything... although that could be logical.

**Eviebae** · Mar 16th, 2011, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by Onslaught

It would have to somehow kill the host then take over the body.

In a story like Dawn of the Dead, that would make more than a little sense. In this zombie story, it doesn't seem like the zombies are dead and reanimated but alive and mutated. The changes we see could be the result of an extremely powerful mutagen combined with something to guide the mutation.

I can't decide if the zombie types we've seen are the result of the mixing in the DNA of various animals (like rhinos and Behemoths, or Runners and deer or cheetahs) or if it builds on variations in the human physique.

**Blood & Ice Cream** · May 10th, 2011, 11:23 AM

loving the map and all the references to real world places (e.g. Liberty Park etc)

but never realised until looking at it closer that it has the first day outbreak timing on it as well, with the earliest time noted in the Inglewood area, now there is not that much in Inglewood of interest apart from a big cemetery (mmm), but right next to Inglewood is a major international airport

one of my theories is this is how the virus was spread into LA via this airport, it is a manmade virus being spread by plane (in a '12 Monkeys' stylee virus attack)...

**clarkie** · May 10th, 2011, 03:16 PM

It's interesting to suggest that the virus was flown in (whether on purpose or not) and I think it would make for a more curious story if they found out that ground zero wasn't in LA.

That said, a cemetery seems suspicious. Perhaps not all of the zombie's are people that have 'turned'. The virus could've leaked into the cemetery - maybe the first few zombies were indeed living dead.

**cycogod** · May 10th, 2011, 03:17 PM

yeah an airport spreading whatever it is. within a day the world could be infected. thay always talk about a pandemic. and it would make it easy to look like an accident?

**Eviebae** · May 11th, 2011, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by cycogod

yeah an airport spreading whatever it is. within a day the world could be infected. thay always talk about a pandemic. and it would make it easy to look like an accident?

Anyone else remember that scene in 12 Monkeys where the Apocalypse making scientist opened the "empty test tube" (that had the virus in it) and let the security guard sniff it to show it was empty? ::shiver::