Hence the whipsaw: every decision is so incredibly fraught with risk that they risk "analysis paralysis"...and every gamble could result in utter destruction.
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Hence the whipsaw: every decision is so incredibly fraught with risk that they risk "analysis paralysis"...and every gamble could result in utter destruction.
coyote6
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Yeah. Especially add in that pretty much all of them had to have seen people they knew and loved not just killed, but turned into monsters that tried to kill them, and that they know that probably most everyone they ever knew is dead . . . it's not exactly prime conditions for rational decision making.
Since Dr. Butterfingers the Clumsy CDC Scientist just lost his best culture sample of necrotic tissues, and has now met up with (or is just about to meet up with) the "main party" in this little adventure, anybody want to bet that there's going to be a little trip in the very near future to go visit Jim the Infected Hole-Digger who's currently leaning against a tree? I'll bet he's got some interesting cultures currently being grown in his body.
Johnathan
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Klaus
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I was thinking more along the lines of "finally! test subjects I can infect and harvest cultures in a controlled environment!"
Id go to the CDC too. DEcontamination facilties, bio lock down procedures. Food supplies.
Also, that Scientist wasnt demented. He was alone , trying to do the work of a bio team by himself and was so tired that he could not properly do his duties... which resulted in his accident in the lab.
Also, that Scientist wasnt demented. He was alone , trying to do the work of a bio team by himself and was so tired that he could not properly do his duties... which resulted in his accident in the lab.
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FoxWander
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Speaking of that accident. I don't know if we have anybody here that does, or has, worked in a bio-lab, but is fireballing the lab actually some kind of "standard protocol" in the event of a containment breach?
Cause that seemed a little... extreme, to say the least. Just hoping for some kind of real world check.
Krug
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Speaking of that accident. I don't know if we have anybody here that does, or has, worked in a bio-lab, but is fireballing the lab actually some kind of "standard protocol" in the event of a containment breach?
Somehow... I doubt it.
I read a nonfiction book about RW viruses like Ebola, and while I don't recall fireballing contaminated labs as being policy, I do recall the real procedures being similarly dangerous and destructive. Simply put, they don't want to take chances.
Ahnehnois
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That struck me as being glib and a bit fast-a fireball without any human authorization. That said, real-world biohazard procedures can be quite extreme. The space suit certainly isn't an exaggeration. Even the fireball wouldn't kill some of the more resilient pathogens. And from reading books I know that the scientists inside those suits do frequently knock things over and do damage the suits, which is an even bigger deal than the show seemed to make of it.
In the broader scope of things, it's a great show. The move to the CDC seems very logical to me. Hopefully they get the second season into production quickly.
In the broader scope of things, it's a great show. The move to the CDC seems very logical to me. Hopefully they get the second season into production quickly.
Where is Diaglo when you need him, he works there!
It is not a bad idea to go to the CDC, I just think the party does not plan their actions that well, no real thought. Yes, going to the CDC is a smart move but not thinking about distance, time of day and having a safe house to fall back to. I know, these people are not gamers but knowing that you will be going through a dead zone with a lot of road blockage, you should have found a safe place to hold up and run back to, then gone on to the CDC.
It is not a bad idea to go to the CDC, I just think the party does not plan their actions that well, no real thought. Yes, going to the CDC is a smart move but not thinking about distance, time of day and having a safe house to fall back to. I know, these people are not gamers but knowing that you will be going through a dead zone with a lot of road blockage, you should have found a safe place to hold up and run back to, then gone on to the CDC.
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