[ All these nothing skeletons. He takes another moment to compose himself, line up his thoughts. ]
... The children didn't die here, if that's any comfort. [ Probably not. ]
It was in Jackson, Tennessee. About two years ago. [ That long? ] There was - a terrible accident. Something got loose. A sort of... ultrasonic pathogen, a living sound. It only affected children, their immune systems couldn't fight it off, and from there the vibration liquefied their soft tissue in minutes, leaving only... their skeletons. Animated skeletons.
[ He rubs his eyes with one hand - they're still dry, though. Despite the content, this is something he can discuss without upset. It was horrifying at the time, of course - unspeakably tragic. But all the horror and tragedy since then have sort of put it in perspective. And even back then, Qubit wasn't the one hardest hit by it. ]
We managed to eradicate the virus, fortunately... before it could spread any further. But by then it was far too late for the victims.
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[ All these nothing skeletons. He takes another moment to compose himself, line up his thoughts. ]
... The children didn't die here, if that's any comfort. [ Probably not. ]
It was in Jackson, Tennessee. About two years ago. [ That long? ] There was - a terrible accident. Something got loose. A sort of... ultrasonic pathogen, a living sound. It only affected children, their immune systems couldn't fight it off, and from there the vibration liquefied their soft tissue in minutes, leaving only... their skeletons. Animated skeletons.
[ He rubs his eyes with one hand - they're still dry, though. Despite the content, this is something he can discuss without upset. It was horrifying at the time, of course - unspeakably tragic. But all the horror and tragedy since then have sort of put it in perspective. And even back then, Qubit wasn't the one hardest hit by it. ]
We managed to eradicate the virus, fortunately... before it could spread any further. But by then it was far too late for the victims.