Hammerhead said:
"Here's a solution," he interjects sharply. "We go there and rescue James before they manage to complete their little supervirus. Wow, that's one hell of a solution, and it doesn't even involve murdering innocent people." Ryan glanced sideways at Anika, raised an eyebrow, and tapped his watch.
“The decision is made, I know that you have concern for your friend, and he isn’t just a name on a paper. But this isn’t a conventional opponent, this is an individual willing to kill millions on a whim. She has no regard for human life, baseline or elite; we have no choice. Quarantine is an option if you wish to see your friend suffer, and die a painful albeit slow death. There is no known cure for No Return, it begins breaking down the elite genome, shutting down the life processes almost immediately, although in James' case this process seems to be going slower than the norm. Besides Paragon’s team is already en route,” Mrs. Obana replies.
“This is not an easy decision for anyone but you can still do your part by assisting with the devastation in Chicago. I am not naïve and I understand that there is no way I can force you to comply, this team has a detailed history of discipline problems. Wouldn’t you agree Karen? Now given that I can’t force you to comply with this order, at least not personally, any team member or student that decides to go rogue, or disobey direct orders can consider themselves on their own. I don’t think I have to make anything much clearer than that,” she adds folding her arms across her chest.
Clover
SARAH replies, “Jun Min is in the mess hall shall I inform her you are looking for her?”
Sariyah replies, “An obligation to help other people? I would like to believe that, but the real world does not work that way, everyone just wants to get something for themselves. I guess I am a little pessimistic, but I want to help but I am not sure it will do any good. People are still going to die anyway.”
Cassie
“It is a cure,” Cardinal replies.
Ignatius speaks to Cassie, “I can take her Doctor, you should stay and rest, you look tired.”
Cardinal gives Ignatius a smile, “Today was rather eventful.” She turns to Cassie once more, “return to whatever life you wish, when I have need of you I will find you. If you do not give James the cure, he will die, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. This weapon withstands even my own abilities, it was designed with one singular purpose, to kill my children.”
Gilden
“Well…” Gadget thinks, “I think the UNJE wants to do the right thing… but maybe they have so many interests that the right things gets watered down to doing the most effective thing? I don’t know I try not to think about it, this universe or reality is so different from our own that I wonder if good and evil even have any meaning here?”
“Sometimes I wonder if Overseer wins, would this world really be any different?” the pink-haired teen asks, “Scary thought I guess.”
Mark
Star responds, “The UNJE is the best defense we have against Cardinal and Overseer and all the other dangers in the world. Sometimes they don’t always make the right decision but I guess maybe they are trying their best? I don’t know, I just feel that you need to do what you think is right. I mean I guess you have to make sure that anything you do, you would not be ashamed to tell your friends or teammates because you know it was the right thing to do.”
