Chapter 33-2 Red Winter

[Condor]

As for bringing back #2's body, I think Michael will try to sneak the body in like he did with the other samples he's been getting Tanya. I think Puck already knows he has been doing this, because seriously did he really believe in the last part Michael was checking for ID. I think Puck will help sneak the body past Kimmet.

Who was the picked-up "soldier" on the Chinook? Seems as if most are thinking he is infected and heading to Boulder, but I'm thinking that's not the case. I'm thinking it's Skittles. He could have been wearing a uniform he found at the base and been mistaken for a soldier. They probably couldn't get much out of him and if he were in uniform they may just assume he was a soldier in shock. It might also be another Maller plant, not likely, put maybe? Another possibility, maybe Marcus isn't dead and is still playing Army. That might be a stretch, but it would be a surprise re-appearance.

Also, there might have been more than one stow-away on the Chinook. They may have gotten #2, but there still could be another that could threaten Boulder.


On a side note: I've been re-listening to old chapters and caught something in chapter 24, the person driving the tanker into the tower is named Puck. Is this a coincidence that we now have a Corporal Puck? It couldn't be the same person, since it's presumed the tanker driver was killed. Even if he did survive, there wouldn't have been enough time to get to Ft Irwin before Michael and company. Is it possible that tanker driver Puck and Corporal Puck are brothers? I don't have a clue how the two characters could be linked together in the story, but it seems very odd to have to characters with the same name and not have some connection to each other.Nevermind, missed this discussion earlier.

I had thought on Kimmet's reluctance to bring the Advanced Little One in for dissection. Sure he is being cautious and he says so by saying he doesn't want a repeat incident where one of the Forts is over run. BUT, what if there is something else? Something he knows about the blood in zombies. That could be why he hasn't let Michael provide Tanya with a zombie sample other than to let Tanya cross reference her own blood samples with those of uninfected. I bet that with the sample Michael provided, Tanya is going to find something startling. Just a thought.

Possible, but... back at the colony they did experiments, so most likely Tanya has already compared infected/uninfected/her blood. However, Victor has said they never encountered the nasty ones like they had near the tower, so who knows.

I wish I had a spare $215K laying around. I found a working M134 for sale.

I've got $20 if you want to go in together and buy it.