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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1490071" data-attributes="member: 515">Saro spends the day with the Bromlian doctors, and ends up at the portable building in his vacc suit looking at samples of the virus taken from victims with the higher tech gear brought by the Bray Keaven. He finds the virus to be interestingly complex and a near copy of the rabbit hemorrhagic virus except that the DNA strand has been extended with some interesting sequence pairs and tweaked. Consultation with the Bromlian doctors leads Saro and the Bromlian researchers to conclude that the virus is descended from the virus affecting rabbits, but could not possibly have occurred naturally. The Bromlian doctors claim that no one on Alief should have the expertise and equipment to manipulate the virus in this fashion. Reproducing the virus is a much easier task, and the Bromlians conclude that King George’s Land could easily do that. It will be possible for many nations to reproduce a weakened or cross-reactive form of the virus in quantity for a vaccine if one is identified. "Now let’s hope that one of the avenues by which we are pursuing that works out," Saro says. "I don’t think we have the time to engineer one of our own. This does raise the question of whether there are outside interests involved. Who else outside of KGL benefits from this situation? "Although we can't design a vaccine due to time constraints," he continues, "we do have the virus and we know it’s genetic sequence so we might be able to design a quick diagnostic test now. Tonight, after meeting with the crew, I’m coming back here and burning the midnight oil to try and design a probe targeted to one of the unique genetic sequences of AHV. That would allow us to test patients and see whether they have been exposed to AHV. If the probe works then with a quick PCR assay we should be able to tell." -----Darishun spends the day wandering about alternately alarming large crowds, trying to calm them down, and finding out where he can lend a hand or four. -----The two eat dinner with the medical staff at an Army mess tent, and Darishun picks up some food for Argent, Martha, and Vargas before the two go to wait for the ship’s return. While they are waiting, Saro asks his companion, "Darishun, I would like to know your opinion. Where do you think I would be more useful? If I stay here I can help in trying to identify if the survivors have developed antibodies and developing a vaccine that way. But the holiday team may need help identifying the right 'secret ingredient' on their trip. What else do you think we can do to help them identify what to get? Hopefully it will be clear once they reach those facilities, but what if it’s not?" "I am unclear as to where you would be more helpful," Darishun replies. "As I understand it, your knowledge could be most helpful if we do find someone who has been affected and survived. At the same time, I have my doubts as to the veracity of these claims. I would imagine that it would be entirely within the realm of the behavior of a terrified human to claim that they had been affected and survived in order to increase the odds of a rescue. "At the same time, it does seem likely that the madmen in King George’s Land do have a vaccine of some sort, and your presence may increase the chances of finding it. Your presence as a man of peace, reason, and healing may also diminish the possibility that a vaccine would be acquired through violence. Perhaps your knowledge and medical skills would be more appropriate on their excursion. I would like to go, but it would appear that my presence would be a little distinctive and not conducive to a subtle approach." Saro then starts humming an old Vilani song while they wait for the ship.</blockquote>

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