[Mafia] Escape from Zombie Park Island 3

[PointMaid]

(FYI, If you're making a formal vote, please use the format "/vote [character you're voting for]" for clarity, to make sure we know that's the intent. Thanks! :) )

[PopcornPie]

/vote Dusk

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Votes

Dusk: 1 (Hordak)

2 to quarantine

[Oggy123]

/vote Dusk

[PointMaid]

Votes: Dusk, 2 (Waddle Dee, Hordak)

Well, that's that, Dusk. Any words before we put you in quarrantine?

[TenOfSwords13]

... ... ... ... ... staying silent and hoping you've forgotten your decision isn't going to help, is it?

Dusk, vainly, attempts to run away. He is definitely caught before he can get too far.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Shoehorn chases after Dusk and tackles him to the ground.

Oh no you don't.

He pulls out his hunting knife and holds it to Dusk's throat as he escorts him to the quarantine.

Now don't try anything funny. You still have a chance to make it off alive. But you need to be stowed away with the others until we find out if the cure is good.

He puts Dusk into the quarantine chamber then begins doing some lab work.

Frankie is busy doing last-minute work in her lab, but I've watched her do this several times and got a feel for how all this works.

After running the tests, Shoehorn approaches Hordak and Waddle Dee.

You both chose wisely. Dusk is indeed a zombie. Now he'll be stowed away until we know if this cure is good.

[PointMaid]

Not too long after that, Frankie emerges from the lab again. ...Oh, well done, well done!

Day 7 Challenge

You have no idea how excited I am. I believe I'm ready with my cure. A full cure, understand. No… residuals. We'll be able to cure your… unfortunate… colleagues. If you really would like to, you can leave the island. I'll be able to cure my animals and open up the park to visitors, and hopefully I'll be on the cover of Science… ahem. I'm getting ahead of myself. What I need is to confirm it works completely on humans. I'll dose myself, I don't want to risk anyone else. What I'd like from you is to test me, best ways you can think of, to make sure I'm no longer a… yes, a zombie. I can say it. The person with the best tests, I'll give you a cash reward for your help, or a great job here, or a share in the park, or… basically, ask me for a big favor if you'd like, is what I'm saying! So:

1. Test me on my instincts. Is anything deep down still telling me to be an aggressive zombie?
2. Make sure my physiology is back to normal. (...Yes, I know, we haven't been able to use lab tests to determine who has been recently turned, but look at me, I've been this way for years)
3. We only have, well, limited time, but I'd like you to do your best to determine if the effects are going to wear off and I would be a zombie again.

[Oggy123]

"Well, i guess that was the last one!"

1. Test me on my instincts. Is anything deep down still telling me to be an aggressive zombie?

"You should test your luck near some test animals. Probably less aggressive ones like rabbits or chickens. If you're not compelled to attack them, perhaps you're not an aggressive zombie."

2. Make sure my physiology is back to normal. (...Yes, I know, we haven't been able to use lab tests to determine who has been recently turned, but look at me, I've been this way for years)

"You should do tests. Like blood testing, x rays, DNA testing, and maybe a few physical exercises!"

3. We only have, well, limited time, but I'd like you to do your best to determine if the effects are going to wear off and I would be a zombie again.

"We should have some kind of tracking device on you. In case you're becoming a zombie again, that tracking device will warn you and the others back on the island. Or you could also just call the others in case you're becoming a zombie again."

[PointMaid]

(...You have about 25 hours until this challenge closes.)

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

@PopcornPie You have 12 more hours to get your challenge in

[PopcornPie]

Hordak's expression turned somber at the thought of leaving. Surviving outside this island...if he barely made it through three days here, what chance would he have on his own? He coughed, then took a step back and thought. With Dusk out of the picture, he wasn't so worried about losing anymore.

1. I don't think surrounding her with prey animals will be enough. If our zombified employees didn't turn during the day despite all the available food, why would she? We should surround her with irritants: Droning noises, humidity, poking, I hear that certain colors can make people angry, too. We'll place you in a room with as many of these things as possible. If you react with intense violence, that's a clear sign that you are still zombified.

2. Waddle-Dee has the right idea. It doesn't look like your skeleton has changed, but your blood is very likely to be different now. Once you've tested your own blood, see if your physical strength and endurance has reverted to normal human levels. Take a run around the island. Lift heavy objects. If your body no longer has enhanced zombie strength, you'll be able to tell right away.

3. Tracking device? We have limited time, possibly too little to outfit one for her body. It would be more efficient to keep her in a controlled environment and have herself and us keep track of how she feels. Perhaps keep her in an unused habitat and record her behaviors hour-to-hour, minute-to-minute if we must. Introduce variables time to time as well, such as those small animals you mentioned."

[PointMaid]

Frankie conferred with Shoehorn. Thank you, both of you. For everything you've done over the past week. After discussing this with Shoehorn, we're going to try Hordak's tests. So, assuming this goes well, she took a deep breath, Feel free to ask me for what you will.

She'd already dosed herself with the cure, and had tapered off her doses of her temporary serum. Shoehorn... if I need serum, don't hesitate to dose me, even if it requires force to do so. They surrounded her with irritants... no violence. She ran around the island, tried to lift logs. Her strength was normal, for a woman who did a fair amount of physical activity. And she kept herself monitored and confined for a while. Everything was fine.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Will do., Shoehorn said before watching her go into her activity.

He looked very hopeful with how she's done so far.

Tell me. Do you have urges for human flesh?

[PointMaid]

I do believe it's working, Shoehorn. Here. If you believe in it... dose yourself!

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Shoehorn injects himself and after a moment, he runs around. Starting to still feel the same vigor he had when he was human,

I think it's working! I think you did it. And Frankie? Is that? Your skin...

[PointMaid]

She goes to the water's edge, where it's calm and clear and the light bounces off it like a mirror. Which is exactly how she uses it. ...You're right. It's not pale anymore. It's been so long I almost forgot how it was. She looks closely at his skin, too. ...Your skin is coming back to the way it used to be, too!

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Shoehorn looks at Frankie, then his own reflection.





You're right. We're human again. And it's all because of you. You did it! You found the cure!

[PointMaid]

I... I had a lot of help. And encouragement and reminding what I was doing this for.

She grins.

Well, now... I think we can use this on the animals to make the place safer. But also, we can't forget our employees that have been killed and quarrantined. The ones that have been killed, I can bring them back first..

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Yes, let's revive them and cure those who were inflicted.

[PointMaid]

Frankie goes around reviving the dead employees... and they both go around administering the cure to all.

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

Tsumugi walks out of the quarantine chamber...

... Phew... looks like everything worked out after all!

[Florien]

The Rutherhorde Bee Swarm assembles once again.

Two survivorzzz. Many survivorzzz. The government shall be once more gilded. Our Zztandardzzz are... lowered for what countzzz as succezzzz right now.

The age izz gilded. Georgizzzzm shall reign. The Gold Zzztandard shall reign. And you shall be zzzpared for your zzervicezz provided to reazzzembling the ZZZZWARM, dezzzpite your terrible working conditionzzzz.

[wingedcatgirl]

Hitomi is poking at her skin. "... this is trippy. I'd talked this whole big game about the infection not changing me at all, but... damn. I didn't realize how much more stiff and brittle my skin had gotten."

[Kennifer]

Nepeta sits up, rubbing her eyes.

:33< *ac s33ms to be back! she was in some kind of a dream bubble or something and her head really hurt but now she's awake and happy to s33 her furriends again!*