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[As if Newt would ever give up the chance to make a video, so here he is sitting in the kitchen. Also, he's bored being cooped up inside for an extended period of time, so there's also that]

Okay normally I would ask why people are actually venturing outdoors when shit's going down like this, but something tells me that's a super pointless question so instead here's this one:

So we got one account of what zombies are like in one person's world, but I was wondering what other incarnations are out there. [Newt folds his arms on the table, leaning down on them a bit] In Haven, there were a couple running around in some of the tunnels and they were from the same world as a couple of my housemates--one of them almost bit me. That was a trip. [he pauses, briefly, blinking] Er. The zombie, not my housemates. [--except--] Well, okay, one of them stabbed me in the chest and killed me but that wasn't until later so I don't think that really counts in this conversation? [he says it so casually. . . . . . . ANYWAY, back on topic as Newt waves a hand] Anyway, these zombies were taken over by a fungus called cordyceps. Basically it took over the brain of the corpse of whatever it attached itself to and made it into a puppet.

Now, we have this same fungus in my world, but it never went all zombie on human beings, just small animals. I'm talking, like...bugs. Sooo basically I'm wondering what other types of zombies people might've either run into, whether from their own world or a different one. And what caused them to become zombies in the first place. I'm talking like virus or fungus or whatever.

Or, like, whatever else anyone wants to talk about because holy shit I'm so bored right now.

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You expected to have to basically kill off an entire platoon of people? [Maketh, what]

Of course. Biological weapons were a great threat. Entire ships were purged if necessary.

[Why is he having trouble with this idea?]

Holy shit. [but wtf actually??] Wait, so instead of finding a cure, you just...killed off entire ships full of people?

Of course the Republic would attempt to find a cure. But in the instances I'm referring to, a decision was made that in order to save an entire planetary system - or larger fleet of warships - sacrifices would be required. Time wasted would have meant giving ground.

[She's quiet a moment.]

It was a brutal war. Perhaps you can understand that.

[Newt's brow furrows, and he looks away for a moment, mouth twisting as contemplates this]

...on a theoretical, removed scale, maybe I can understand it. But...I dunno. I have a hard time with that kill-some-to-save-many mentality. And yeah, I get that war definitely creates situations that you wouldn't normally have to deal with, but...[he shakes his head]...it still really, really sucks.

[Maketh frowns a little, not sure she understands.]

You faced such threats in your word. Did you not have to make such choices?

I didn't, no. Not to that extent. Some politicians did, though. [Newt's mouth twists--the kaiju blue clean up, the Wall, the rationing, the shortages. It showed the world who the people in power valued, and the entire thing made Newt sick and disgusted.]

But if you're talking about kaiju blue, we did what we could to clean everything up and help the people affected by it. The Milking Machine I made helped detoxify the kaiju's blood that was poisonous when the kaiju fell.

[Maketh blinks.]

Kaiju blue?

Basically the bioweapon part of the kaiju. Every time a kaiju fell, it would release this toxin in its blood called Kaiju Blue. It poisoned the oceans and the land and anyone with the misfortune to be caught near it or in it was pretty much toast unless it was neutralized. We lost whole chunks of cities until I figured out how to neutralize it.

[Maketh nods. Tactically, it makes sense. Enact a fail-safe so that even if your opponent wins, they suffer for their victory. Even animals can be clever.]

I understand. That would have been a dangerous thing to contend with.

It was. But...I mean, we figured it out. Mostly. And you try to save whomever you can. [Newt chews on his bottom lip--they've kinda gotten off topic, but it's not really a topic he wants to return to] Anyway, uh...so are the amount of zombies increasing, that you can tell?

[Maketh nods, feeling some of the tension drop from her shoulders. This is a safer conversation.]

They are not. It appears that this--virus, or whatever has caused this, is not actively seeking out new hosts. Or finds itself incapable of doing so when faced with our resistance. It will take time, but the guardsmen will do their duty and clear the area.

[She has faith in them.]

Okay, good. At least it's not going to turn into a walking dead situation. [Newt huffs] If you guys can get any samples, though, I wouldn't mind taking a look at those; see if I can isolate whatever's turning them into zombies and make a cure for it, just in case.

[Walking...dead? Well, Maketh supposes, that's as good a description as any.]

I will instruct the guardsmen to do what they can.

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