what part of human blood do vampires need? Red blood cells? Just the hemoglobin? Is it any part of blood? Do lymphocytes count? Could they fish around in the biohazard container at the hospital for a snack and be fine with that? Could we make a vampire version of beyond burgers in the lab?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.... crypto season
Hello all, due to some recent events involving a friend of mine who got caught out by a boss who gave her no info RE what festering sacks of germs calves can be and as a result spent her birthday over a toilet bowl- let’s have a wee chat about some basic crypto preventative measures!
If you’re working with calves, in case you didn’t know, you should be aware that they are very adorable little disease factories and you can catch a whole bouquet of diarrhoea inducing bugs from them. One of these nasty little buggers is cryptosporidium, a protozoal parasite that will hang out in your digestive tract reproducing and beating the absolute shit out of your intestinal lining. It can put you out of commission for up to two weeks, that shit (pun intended) is no joke. SOOOO what are some simple things we can do to reduce the risk of catching this absolute bastard of a disease when we’re working with calves??
- WASH. YOUR. HANDS. We should all be good at this one given the year’s events, but this is also very important when you’re dealing with calves. Crypto is caught through contaminated faeces (and water) so when you’re handling calves it is imperative you practice proper hand hygiene. Which involves washing your hands THOROUGHLY with SOAP, particularly before eating.
- Touching your face- don’t. Especially not with dirty calf shit hands.
-Cleaning surfaces- if they’ve got calf shit on them, clean em. Thoroughly. And preferably with bleach.
Also important to note- if you ARE unfortunate enough to catch crypto you need to be really careful if you have immunocompromised people in your household because it can be particularly nasty for them! That means even more stringent hand hygiene, surface cleaning, and separate food preparation is also gonna be a good idea.
Also, if your boss has made you deal with calves without giving you any information whatsoever about basic biosecurity practices and the risks around calf handling- give them a firm scowl from me.
A scientific discipline combining the methods of ecology and toxicology in studying the effects of toxic substances and especially pollutants on the environment.
Ecotoxicology is a relatively new science concerned with contaminants in the biosphere and their effects on constituents of the biosphere, including humans.
Ecotoxicology is a mix of ecology, toxicology, physiology, analytical chemistry, molecular biology, and mathematics.
Ecotoxicology perhaps started with the green wave in 1960s so as to reveal the effects of toxic substances in the environment. The first ecotoxicological model emerged in late 1970s and the first conference on the development of ecological models was held in 1980 in Copenhagen.
When Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1962, the book became a phenomenon. A passionate and eloquent warning about the long-term dangers of pesticides, the book unleashed an extraordinary national debate and was greeted by vigorous attacks from the chemical industry. But it would also inspire President John F. Kennedy to launch the first-ever investigation into the public health effects of pesticides — an investigation that would eventually result in new laws governing the regulation of these deadly agents.
Evidence of the widespread misuse of organic chemical pesticides government and industry after World War II prompted Carson to reluctantly speak out not just about the immediate threat to humans and non-human nature from unwitting chemical exposure, but also to question government and private science's assumption that human domination of nature was the correct course for the future. In Silent Spring Carson asked the hard questions about whether and why humans had the right to control nature; to decide who lives or dies, to poison or to destroy non-human life. In showing that all biological systems were dynamic and by urging the public to question authority, to ask "who speaks, and why"? Rachel Carson became a social revolutionary, and Silent Spring became the handbook for the future of all life on Earth.
Not until the end of her life did she write the work for which she is now known. Before then, she had always thought of herself as a poet of the sea.
This is a summary of the first arc of my S/i lore. I hope you all enjoy.
Reynolds Arc
Warning: Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Political corruption, Nazism
Robert Reynolds, Head of Spring Hill Medical, as well as the top contender of all health insurances, wants to be prepared for the next generation when he dies. So he decides to have his child carry on his goals and family name. His first child, Phil, Didn’t meet his standards and tries again. His next, Wendy, was pushed aside as he tried one more time. His last child, Jason, Was perfect. He looked exactly like him. Throughout the years, His children were given strict rules and given harsh punishments if they disobeyed. Dogma sank into their minds to think Robert was the greatest father they could ever ask for despite being abused.
Phil was given a role to enforce the family if they so broke any rules. Having a lot of respect for his father, he obeyed the order. He was often told many times that he will never amount to much as his younger brother, Jason. Jealousy and rage overtook him, causing him to abuse and bully Jason. Wendy was heavily neglected.
Robert didn’t care much for her. Self-hatred embarked her because she came to terms that her father will never love her. The only thing she can do to please her father was nurture Jason and make sure he followed her father's wishes.
Jason was given strict terms and ambitions that he had to follow. Robert wanted Jason to take over the business of Spring Hill and carry on the goals of Daniel Bachmann. He was forced to study medicine, economics, and business. Something that Jason could never understand. In fact, the more he learned about The business practices of Spring Hill, the more he hated it. He sometimes wishes there was a way it could be destroyed. But he could never tell his father, or there will be hell to pay. He used to read superhero comic books and wants to be just like them. Saving people from oppression, not for fame or money, but because it’s the right thing to do. Robert confiscated his comics and tells him to start focusing on the real world.
Sasha lived in Russia with her grandfather. She is in a religion that could predict apocalypses called the Beckoning. Many of the members say the world will end millions of years from now. But Sasha gets a vision that the world will end in couple years, she calls the timer the reckoning clock. People didn’t believe her and tell she is too young to have the ability fully developed. She then prepares for the reckoning. She prays and gets a vision. “THERE ARE FOUR BRINGERS OF THE END OF THE WORLD. THE FALSE PROPHET, THE WARBRINGER, THE DECEIVER AND THE ANGEL OF DEATH”
Jason is now 13. Robert feels like Wendy’s care and compassion is making Jason weak. He decides to plan an assassination for her. Wendy hears about this and ends up hanging herself in her room. Jason later finds her hanging corpse and is absolutely distraught by it. At that moment, he realizes that she didn’t commit suicide. His father forced her to kill herself. He’s a murderer and he needs to be stopped. Robert is a monster, he can never find the good in him again.
Robert sends Jason on a field to cheer him up. He sends him to Guido Sharp’s Air Force base in Palm Springs. He also sends his wife to be the tour guide since Sharp had business with Bachmann. During the tour, Jason finds an atomic bomb, filled with “Maroon Elixir”. Jason knows about his father’s friend’s plan for world power. He thinks back at the comics he used to read. At that moment, he knew what to do. He had to sacrifice himself to decline Bachmann’s chance for domination. Jason goes to bomb to detonate it. Everyone in the vicinity tries to stop him, but it’s too late. The bomb explodes, killing everyone and destroying the entire base.
Sasha (also 13) suddenly gets a vision. The reckoning clock changed from one week to five years. She prays to find the meaning of the change. “DESTINY HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND A NEW ONE TOOK ITS PLACE. THIS DISTURBANCE IS THE FAULT BY A MAN WHO IS A DESCENDANT OF THE ANGEL OF DEATH.” Given a clue, Sasha decides that this man is the answer to change the clock to infinity. Sasha travels to California to search for this descendant.
The next day, Jason wakes up. He finds out he’s the only one alive. Maroon vapors were flowing from his hands. He then learns he can manipulate poison, form into poison. The poison is lethal when he accidentally shot a ball of poison at a scout’s face. The scout vomited maroon liquid and died instantly. Axl escapes the ruined base, fleeing from the scouts.
Jason takes a breather at a nearby underpass. He takes a moment to think about his future. He finalizes his goals by dropping “Jason Reynolds” to “Axl Crash” and strive to stop Bachmann and Robert’s plans. He spends half a year living on the streets and training with his newfound powers. He hides his face to avoid being noticed by Reynold’s men.
Robert and Guido receive information about the explosion and the deaths of Hollie and Jason. They also receive news of scouts finding a hooded figure attacking his men and fleeing the scene. They both decide to place a hit on this man, believing he is the cause of the explosion.
A protest on the streets of Orange turned into a riot. Sharp’s men broke out and started attacked anyone that catches their eye, believing they are part of the riot. This included Sasha who ran into an alley. He is saved by a man wielding a revolver. They flee and hid in an abandoned apartment building. The man introduces himself, calling him Miles King. Miles gets a phone call despite his phone plan being canceled. The caller calls himself “4NR-KEY” and tells them to go to the rooftops, the FMC (Freedom Military Corps) is heading to their position. They comply and head to the rooftops and are picked up by a helicopter.
The pilot says his name is Zack Anarchy and he needs Miles’ help to take down the Freedom Military Corps. Miles agrees to join but says he is focused on Gregory Clowe for spreading causing the death of his parents. Sasha hears this and names them THE BRINGER OF WAR, AND THE DECEIVER and asks to join. They form a team right before the helicopter get struck with a missile.
All three survive the crash but are surrounded by the FMC. The commander of the fleet meets them and commands his men to shoot them. But before they pull the trigger, Axl appears and kills all of them, including the commander. The 3 have never seen powers like Axl’s before, Zack asks Axl to join his ranks and his war against Sharp. Axl agrees, but only because he has affiliations with Reynolds.
Zack takes them to a mall called “Prodigy Mall”. A mall that has been abandoned for years, and where Zack has been residing. The four talk about their lives and why they are against these people they mentioned.
Sharp has been known to have a domestic military to keep strict order on the citizens. Zachary was an escaped prisoner. He was locked up because he tried to expose Sharp’s future goals by breaking into their base and hacking their servers. He got the information but was eventually captured. How they treated their prisoners was torturous and humiliating. They even killed prisoners in front of them to show order. He compared it to prison camps of the Holocaust, which makes sense when Zachary told them Sharp used to be a Nazi-apologist.
Miles shares how Clowe is in charge of all media news outlets and has been sharing false news and yellow journalism. Miles’ Father used to work for Clowe. His father refused to publish an article demeaning foreign Americans and instead published a work exposing Clowes practices. He was instantly fired and the news outlets demonized him and his family. The hate of the people grew and he was eventually run out of town and hunted down my guerrilla assassins. His family was taken away, but he escaped. He assumed they were dead. The last words he heard from his father was “I don’t want you to worry about me anymore. I want you to worry about Gregory Clowe.” That is why he wants revenge on Clowe.
Axl then tells his side of the story.
Sasha mentions that all the people mention are 3 of the 4 men that would bring upon the reckoning. She also explains the Reckoning Clock. She asks her new friends to help. They all agree and form an organization called “The Biohazards”. Everyone voted Miles to be the leader. Sasha was given the title “Sage” because of her power to predict the reckoning clock. She also became the team interior designer for the mall. Zack became the techie of the group. With the ability to hack and tinker. Axl became the mercenary due to the fact he has supernatural powers.
They decided to renovate the mall since Sasha has experience in architect. They completely transformed a department store to make it a training gym. Refurbished the food court so it was a clean place to eat. Every member had their own stand-alone store to live in and do whatever they want with it, even installing a bathroom in each one. Since only 4 stores were taken the rest of the stand alone became vacant.
Throughout the years, they began training and doing vigilante jobs like stopping break-ins, drug dealers and petty thievery. Through the training, Axl learns more about the power he obtains, He can change from Maroon to brown vapors, which makes a non-lethal poison with his hands. It causes the victim to become weak or numb, depending on their built stature. He even found out he can grind on rails, run on walls and bounce on objects. Axl used this inhuman flowmotion to escape or go to a place quickly.
The Biohazards usually stole from criminals to pay for supplies and food. Since Prodigy mall was abandoned, they don’t need to pay for the building or taxes. (I don’t know shit about real estate so bear with me) Zack built a generator to bring electricity to the mall.
After a year, The crew believed they were ready to set their sight on the “real criminals”. They began attacking the corruption of the 4 men. Blocking their shipments, hacking into their personal databases and expose their corruptions, Crashing dinner parties, sabotaging their sales, and “Took care” of higher ups that preyed on the weak.
This act of rebellion was definitely noticed by the four men. They named the Biohazards as domestic terrorists, Sharps men were told to shoot on sight if Axl approached, Clowe’s news outlets labeled them as dangerous to the public. They even promised exceedingly high cash rewards for any information that leads to the arrest for Biohazard members. They wanted them dead or alive. But the more Bachmann tried to contain the situation, the more the biohazards pushed back.
Zack set up a pirate radio station to spread news of the Biohazards good doings and exposing the corruption of the government. As well as share his personal taste of music. The radio station was called R4dio-4ctive with Zack Attack as the host. Listeners tuned in mostly to support the group, Obtain news about the Biohazards or the Government, or simply to listen to some good music. Despite being called R4dio-4ctive, Zack never played the song “Radioactive” saying that “You'll catch him playing country before playing the Imagine Dragons.”
People became fearful of The Biohazard’s action. But, some were inspired. There were even more protests against Bachmann’s men. Riots, muckrakers, and people who turned themselves in to derail their investigation to capture the Biohazards.
There were miscellaneous groups who wanted to put an end to the Biohazards. Most of them Hate groups, which the Biohazards took care of on the side. The U.N. even has its sights on Axl. Naming him “The most dangerous man in the world”. Axl became the poster boy of the Biohazards.
-Time Skip-
(Axl and the crew are 17 at this point) It’s 2012, The election is coming up and Bachmann is running. The reckoning clock ends election day. The Biohazards needed to do something before he gets elected. Axl sneaks into a news office building owned by Clowe. He is then attacked by a humanoid mech. Weaponry Axl never saw before. Axl manages to destroy the machine despite his poison powers having no effect on the mech. The user was an FMC soldier, saying that “this was just a prototype” before Axl kills him. While scrounging the office Axl finds a letter saying “we have a prototype of a machine that can transport people to different worlds.” Axl takes the Address (an underground base) and begins to attack the date (a couple days) the letter noted.
The Darkside resides within all of us, lingering
below the surface, waiting, preying on our sanity.
It is fueled by sights you wished you could unsee, actions you wish you could un-do and memories you wish you could forget.
Our greatest mistake as humans, is thinking only evil men do evil deeds, because the potential to become what we’re fighting is within all of us.
The telltale signs of fatigue can appear in the foundation of men stronger than you and the only way forward goes through the shadows and into a past more terrifying than ever. Because this time around, you know what’s coming.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Official Website
