Chapter 41-2 Eye Of The Storm

[Grognaurd]

The heightened keratin 18 levels are a result of an inoculation process. Randy has some control of his original mental faculties (it seems the higher the intelligence, the more control the original personality has) and his attack on Datu has the potential to inoculate him. Randy is at odds with Ink and has left a trail of bread crumbs for the characters to follow.

IF the disease agent is unable to complete the turning process, the victim's immune system will develop antibodies and conditions that prevent turning in the future. Also, individuals who are turned by disease agent 1 (the origianl strain) are not susceptible to the mutated strain (which creates the "little ones"). It appears that Ink has a hand in creating the mutated strain and needs new human subjects to infect. This explains why he is so careful in his attacks on the characters...he does not have total control of the other zombies and he needs to reduce fatalities or type-1 zombie conversion. We do not know why he wants to do this, but a smaller zombie population is more sustainable, and due to his narcissism and necrosis, he probably considers his modifications an improvement on normal human life.

A side effect of the new strain is that it makes the infected even more susceptible to cancer. Ink is trying to develop something that will reduce these problems.

Um, you are not KC trolling us with an alt are you?

Infection by biter 1.0 does seem to prevent upgrading to inkling. Otherwise, I am sure Ink would have done so. There is an abundance of examples of a similar virus giving immunity to a similar pathogen. The reason "milk maids" were so desired by rampaging knights is that the milk maids got cowpox. This protected them from the much more nasty scaring caused by Smallpox which leaves a much greater number and more severe scars.

[Gooer]

True but he did recognize Kalani.

But he easily had his mind changed - both Angel and Kalani convinced him that they hadn't met, making Skittles start to doubt whether he actually had met him before...

[Unit]

Michael considered Randy a friend and he didn't recognize him until he heard Randy's voice if I am not mistaken. Who knows if skittles even knew Randy in Dunbar before Randy got sent out to the Water Works too. Randy said he had been there for a while. Given all the factors I would doubt Skittles would recognize or remember Randy even if he saw him up close.

[Grognaurd]

When Dunbar falls, Randy and some others are probably at the water works. CJ is hiding in the basement. Skittles says he is going to try and rescue them.

Kilani is being held hostage and a group tries to come rescue them. Samantha was part of this. She is not killed and taken hostage.

The other dude with Kilani, I forget his name. Says there he goes. I do not know what he means. Could it be Skittles running away from the rescue group? He survives and the others are killed. Could it be Ink going all physical bad ass and charging the people with guns and killing them?

Anyway, the water works group is there maybe two to three weeks, but some how Ink's group finds them and kills them. This seems to damage the pumping station or the people there and the water goes out. Causing the investigation by Michael, Angel, Riley and Datu.

Something else that is interesting is Cindy goes missing at this time. The biters either dig her up or does she dig herself out? In either case, I am perplexed. There are 5 million dead, why is ths corpse important?

We make the assumption that this is our world, just with Zombies sprinkled on top. There is something else that is much darker in this world. Something being held at the Mental Hospital so terrifies Angel, that he thinks it is perfectly natural to call up the army reserve to kill it.

After they kill Cindy, Michael needs a cig. He says, I lost people today also, you do not see me breaking down. Strange.

Where I go nuts is I am not sure which little things I am supposed to let go for the point of story telling and those that are lose ends that help us unravel what is actually occurring.

[Gooer]

When Dunbar falls, Randy and some others are probably at the water works. CJ is hiding in the basement. Skittles says he is going to try and rescue them.

Kilani is being held hostage and a group tries to come rescue them. Samantha was part of this. She is not killed and taken hostage.

The other dude with Kilani, I forget his name. Says there he goes. I do not know what he means. Could it be Skittles running away from the rescue group? He survives and the others are killed. Could it be Ink going all physical bad ass and charging the people with guns and killing them?

Anyway, the water works group is there maybe two to three weeks, but some how Ink's group finds them and kills them. This seems to damage the pumping station or the people there and the water goes out. Causing the investigation by Michael, Angel, Riley and Datu.

Something else that is interesting is Cindy goes missing at this time. The biters either dig her up or does she dig herself out? In either case, I am perplexed. There are 5 million dead, why is ths corpse important?

We make the assumption that this is our world, just with Zombies sprinkled on top. There is something else that is much darker in this world. Something being held at the Mental Hospital so terrifies Angel, that he thinks it is perfectly natural to call up the army reserve to kill it.

After they kill Cindy, Michael needs a cig. He says, I lost people today also, you do not see me breaking down. Strange.

Where I go nuts is I am not sure which little things I am supposed to let go for the point of story telling and those that are lose ends that help us unravel what is actually occurring.

Pretty sure Skittles ran from dunbar, in his crazed state of mind, and next finds Angel Riley and Datu. Also, when he says "there he goes" he is talked about Kalani falling in/out of consciousness, due to him being hit too hard by a zombie.

Also, not sure what Michael was talking about. His parents died during one of his tours, and he was an only child. Unless he means other relatives, i assume its a script error....

[Witch_Doctor]

But he easily had his mind changed - both Angel and Kalani convinced him that they hadn't met, making Skittles start to doubt whether he actually had met him before...

Skittles is highly susceptible to the Jedi Mind Trick.

[Grognaurd]

Pretty sure Skittles ran from dunbar, in his crazed state of mind, and next finds Angel Riley and Datu. Also, when he says "there he goes" he is talked about Kalani falling in/out of consciousness, due to him being hit too hard by a zombie.

Also, not sure what Michael was talking about. His parents died during one of his tours, and he was an only child. Unless he means other relatives, i assume its a script error....

My bad. It is Kilani. One serving of crow, please...

[Eviebae]

My bad. It is Kilani. One serving of crow, please...

Caw...

[LiamKerrington]

With plenty of luck little less than 20hours, but more likely something around 26 hours from now that #41-3 concludes the chapter of #41 ... Anyone at least hafl as excited as I am???

Best wishes!
Liam

[Unit]

I'm curious what crazy cliff hanger KC will leave us with this time... My money is on is Datu starting to change or not. He will be fixing the pump, he will make a funny sound or yell or something, all the crew yells his name and starts running towards him... and cut scene. Then we spend two weeks debating if he is turning or slipped and fell off the tower or something