Outbreak Plot Information

[thepull_mods]

Basic Plot Summary:

A strange disease outbreak surfaces next week, spreading quickly throughout the city via hand-to-hand contact. The infection rears its head with nastily severe flu-like symptoms, and in some severe cases this can even quickly become fatal. As the city succumbs on a wide-scale to the epidemic, panic ensues and the public grows frantic for a cure. As false cures and wilder claims surface from moneygrubbing drug companies, demand for the cure gets violent, and riots break out. Corporations break out a new round of finger-pointing in pursuit of power, and rumors begin to spread that a Newcomer may have brought the disease to the island, causing a new wave of anti-newcomer hatred.

The Church of Jonova, a cult whose membership has slipped off in the last few months, resurfaces strongly as the city's saving grace- 'miraculous' prayer and confession sessions have temporarily alleviated symptoms for some, and fully healed others! Crowds begin to gather at the cathedral, until investigations reveal that the 'spiritual' sickness originated from within the church itself. A potential conspiracy?

Meanwhile, researchers race to understand how the disease works, to find a medical solution that will save the city.  Unfortunately, one of the long-term effects of the plot will be the development of a marketable drug which can effectively 'cure' human compassion.

Lowdown on the Plague-Nastiness

It is passed via hand-to-hand contact- a single handshake, passing off objects, or any kind of direct touch will spread it from person to person. It is possible to contract and spread the disease without exhibiting any symptoms. Characters with supernatural disease immunity will also be resistant. Curiously, those who are either morally remorseless or those who understand themselves to be innocent and blameless seem to be the least affected, no matter how much contact they have with the sick.

After contact, it takes between 48-72 hours to incubate before symptoms surface. The disease attacks those who hold suppressed feelings of guilt and shame, giving those feelings physical effects. The stronger and longer the intensity of these feelings, the worse symptoms will be. Average over-the-counter cold and flu medicines do little to alleviate these symptoms, but talking out your internal struggles does seem to help greatly. Being forgiven and accepting that forgiveness, or forgiving yourself? Cures you completely.

Those with powers of spiritual purification may also cure the disease through direct contact, though it may be re-contracted until a medical cure is developed.

Symptoms may include: nausea, fatigue, fever, nasal congestion, vomiting, body aches and dizziness. 

Genuinely believing that you are unworthy of living will bring the disease to its fatal stages. (Feel free to interpret this loosely, if you want to opt out of character death)

An immediate connection between symptoms and their catalyst will not be immediately apparent. 


Timeline

This plot will be developing from Tuesday the 15th, when the first who have contracted the disease will begin to show symptoms, into the beginning of next month (June 4th), when the cure will be made available and widely distributed.

A majority of the city will be infected by the 22nd, unless they have taken special measures to carefully quarantine themselves.

SERO will be leading disease research, so keep in mind that affiliation has its advantages, and that SERO will be calling for disease research participants to be voluntary (and involuntary) guinea pigs.

AGI affiliates will be encouraged to aim their media propaganda guns at SERO's ineffectiveness, and will eventually be broadcasting from the Church of Jonova, as cult revival reaches its peak fervor.

Newsfeeds will be the primary source for wide-scale effects and plot updates, so keep an eye on them. If you plan for a character's involvement to go beyond catching the disease or tending to the sick, please let us know here so we can include them in investigations or research!

- Kelly-Mod


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Comments

[integra_hellsing]

hay

hay

hay.

Tegra's going to be sooomewhat ill. As much as she wants to say she's blameless and all, the war at home and all the death and stuff... well. She may or may not blame herself for not being more prepared. :| HELP HER?

wrong account

[mister_foppish]

Of course! Seward will do his absolute best and grandfather will have to have a heart to heart so that she can be all better. ;;

NO THIS ACCOUNT IS ALL OF THE RIGHT

[integra_hellsing]

sdfkljsdlkfj EEEE. <333 I think this will be interesting. ;; She's guilty about Walter, too, but that much she'll keep to herself. Forever. sdfkljsdflj

[makethemguilty]

Poor bb. ;; She needs all the comfort. It's not her fault

[integra_hellsing]

;; that's not what Sir Islands says....

[makethemguilty]

Psh. Stuff it, Islands! It's actually Abraham's fault for keeping the damn vampire.

[integra_hellsing]

DAMMIT GRAMPA D:< ksdlfj nah, she'd never blame him. stupid islands with his YOUR SECURITY SUCKS SIR INTEGRA' bs. D:

[angel_of_death]

Notice how he always makes his criticisms AFTER THE FACT.

[integra_hellsing]

I know, right? D:

[angel_of_death]

Prepare to be looked after and doted on.

[integra_hellsing]

Daddy-butler. ;; -grabby hands.-

[tinyvampiregod]

They can be ill together.

In bed. Whinging at Walter.

[integra_hellsing]

SDFLKJ ROFL. Oh God, poor Walter! XD <3

[tinyvampiregod]

Assuming he gets miserable enough to leech downstairs from Walter's room to Integra's.

[integra_hellsing]

dsfljsdflkj oh god, miserablecard... DX Integra's probably going to try and continue on for as long as she can before she ends up bed ridden... aka someone's going to have to drag her ass back to bed LOL.

[tinyvampiregod]

Aww Inty T_T don't collapse! Walter will shoo her into bed before that, I should hope.

[integra_hellsing]

sdflkjdsfklj LOL. Perhaps~. KNowing her though, she'll just drag herself on her stomach down the stairs and out the door. Or try. LSDFJK.

[doctor_seward]

Do we have to use the restraints? :/

[integra_hellsing]

...

catch me if you can, grandmother-- -FALLS DOWN STAIRS.-

[doctor_seward]

Noooo!

--Catches!--

[integra_hellsing]

M-my hero... ;; -curls up to.-

[tinyvampiregod]

Alucard would ride her while she did that.

[integra_hellsing]

INTEGRA IS NOT YOUR PERSONAL SEA TURTLE TO RIDE, ALUCARD. ::see icon.::

[tinyvampiregod]

IS SO

[integra_hellsing]

SHE'LL TELL HIM HE'S SQUASHING HER KIDNEYS AND THEN TELL HIM HE'S FAT