#dr. swanson

[mannytoodope]

Peter: So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.

Dr. Swanson: What about today? Is today the worst day of your life?

Peter Gibbons: Yeah.

Dr. Swanson: Wow, that's messed up

[theprettytransboy]

This is a compilation of everything - to my knowledge - that Dr. Amabel Swanson said as well as all of the notes she wrote. Feel free to add anything that may be missing. ^_^

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Wow, you look like you’ve crawled through a sewer to get here – I suppose I’m flattered. Hi. I’m Amabel – Amabel Swanson and… I suppose I’ll be your guide for the day. Hello, can you hear me? I think the transmission’s only one way… I’ve got webcam, pull a silly face if you can hear me. Oh, very attractive! Okay, we’re on. There’s some things you need to know. We released a virus. It wiped us out. Three weeks ago, we tried to get out through the mines but it didn’t work the way we’d planned. I think one of the Inuit workers made it, but others were taken,  some panicked and got lost. I ran – and when I stopped, I was on my own. Oh, and another symptom is déjà vu. The only chance we have is a man called Howard. He said he’d found a solution to the virus. His vitals last registered in the library, but only members of… the organization have access. I’m still seeing a few life signs in the residential quarter… you need to find a survivor, and get through into the library. Oh, and look out for our medical guy, Richard Eminiss. He was acting… strangely, when I last saw him. Hmm… what else don’t you know? Let’s see… watch out for signs of infection. Did… did you say something? Look, the symptoms we know about are paranoia and aural distortion.  Oh, and another symptom is déjà vu. Well, I think that’s everything you need to know. I’m sending over some research on the virus, and I’ll get some doors open for you. Maybe now we can shoot the shi-

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Tuurngait Virus Field Notes.

Amabel Swanson

Infection Process

The worst thing about my job - death helps us learn.

Timeframe - five weeks

Location - holed up in the old Mess Hall

Research Subjects - three Archaic personnel who contracted the virus

With every infection, the process - the lifecycle of this virus - becomes clearer. In addition to the already-documented symptoms, there seems to be some final stage during which the organism fully takes hold.

Just before becoming fully catatonic, the infected report strange, out-of-body experiences. They've likened these to being chased through a series of their own memories, some kind of mental obstacle course. These reports inevitably end in the patient being swallowed by some inescapable dark force, shortly after which we lose them for good. If these experiences are, as they seem to be, some form of mental representation of the infection process, we can only theorise as to what might occur were the patient to 'escape' the hallucination.

Additional Note

Today, Dr Eminiss confided in me that he has had just such an experience. He insists that he feels better than he has in months. I'll keep an eye on him.

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You came! I… guess I didn’t really expect you to bother. My lab partner’s such a pessimist – was such a pessimist, it kinda rubbed off on me. He tried to make it through to me not too long ago – I guess he’s a bit late for the party. You’ll have to make a quick detour over the surface next – but be careful, if the cold doesn’t kill you… well… let’s just say I didn’t pick the safest of locales for my last ditch survival attempt. Okay, good news… good news… Oh yeah, I think I’ve got a cure! Well, it’s not really what you’d call a cure cure, but it should be enough to help you. I don’t think I’m infected, I was careful, but… I guess if you come rescue me and I’m looking at you like you’re a roast chicken, I got it wrong. Sorry – that probably wasn’t funny, was it? No, I suppose not. Well… I hope to see you soon.

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You know, you turning up here is probably the second best thing to happen to me since I’ve been down here. I’m reserving first place for when we get out. So… I’m not big headed enough to think you came all the way here just to rescue me… I wasn’t lying though, I think I’ve worked out how to disinfect you, but – you probably saw this coming – it’s not quite as simple as all that. I had to engage the failsafe on the research rooms to seal myself in here – and that means we need a key card to get me out. One of the personnel – one of the infected ones – tried to get in with a card, but I don’t know where he, where “it” went. Look. I, I need you and, well… if you do get me out, I’ll give you the biggest hug of your life.

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Tuurngait Virus Field Research - Cure?

Amabel Swanson

If you're reading this, I guess you won't have to put up with me anymore. I know you will have tried your best - so I suppose, thanks for giving me that, at least. I thought I'd knock something up to help you, just in case I wasn't around to do it myself. Sorry it's a bit formal, force of habit I guess.

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this procedure is to formulate a 'cure' that will stablise the infection in the host and, if possible, reject it entirly. Experiments have shown that injections covering as much as 50% of brain tissue can be reveresed at an 80% success rate. In rare cases, the mixture will destroy both host and infection. Ah, the luxury of having no choice.

EQUIPEMENT

Compound Mixer, Type ZX3 v2 (built from substance analyzer).

CHEMICALS

- Acetone (chemical base)

- Chlorine (catalyst)

- Sulphur (delivery packet)

- Iodine (stabiliser)

- Nitrogen (pH balancing)

- Bromine (acidity regulator - fairly important, without this it'd just be a big old rat poison)

§ Chemicals will automatically to be stored in the order listed above.

The most important addition is 'Substance 65'. I've only had access to 12 & 67, which have proven to work with varying degrees of success. 65 has similar (though exaggerated) properties to 67, and was discovered just before infection, so it should still be quarentined within the Chemical Labs.

METHOD

All chemicals should be combined within the ZX3 v2, and stored according to listed order. At default settings the storing will be automatic and chemicals can be poured into the machine in any order.

Substance is to be inserted into container slot.

It's vital that the chemicals are mixed in the following order:

Chlorine, Aceton, Iodine, Bromine, Nitrogen and finally Sulphur.

(Note that due to an error during manufactoring, the lower button row got reversed numbering, making the rightmost start at 4 and then increasing to the left.)

After successful mixture, the host can be injected with up to 3mg, depending on the severity of infection.

NOTES

All chemicals and equipment should be stored in examination room.

PREDICTED EFFECTS

Since the viral aspect of the host mind is likely to be a weakened or inflicted portion of the original host identity, the final state of the host is inclear. I guess I'll never give up on the fairy tale ending.

It's also likely that some remnent of the viral capabilities may remain - telepathy, memory... perhaps even the ability to comunicate with the central nervous system.

Seriously, though, even if we didn't quite get our happily ever after, thanks for trying. It meant a lot to me.