In NeS3 Post 98, Santa's Little Leprechauns in Cold Castle released the common cold virus to stop the intruders - Losien Simon, Newb, Char and Wai. Now, the four NeS Heroes, are suddenly brought to a stop at Glacier Gate as Wai falls over with sickness. Char, who is a medical robot, pulls out a stethoscope and starts to diagnose Wai. Losien suspects it could be the 5G Network Virus, which is known to turn people into 5G Zombies, and Newb believes it could be a biological weapon, or even COVID (the real life virus sweeping the world when the post was made). Char reports it is much worse and that Newb and Losien also have it, but a milder strain. They have the common cold. Wai, however, has it much worse - it is man flu, which causes the women to facepalm.
Post
The Deadliest Virus
Soon, the four intrepid rescuers have halted at the Glacier Gate of the Cold Castle and Wai keels over and starts whimpering. Both Newb and Losien have gotten the sniffles but Wai seems to have been hit the hardest by the sudden virus.
Losien: “Is it the 5G Network virus, Char?”
Char kneels down to inspect the patient. For some reason, Wai seems to have been manufactured to emulate a lot more organic processes than Char was. Char pulls out a stethoscope and starts to diagnose Wai.
Wai: “I… I’m dying…”
Newb: “They’d use biological weapons on us? That’s against that convention!”
Losien: “The Star Trek[Ext 1] convention[Ext 2]?”
Newb: “Probably.”
Losien: “Is it the pandemic virus, Char?”
Char shakes his head gravely.
Char: “It is much worse.”
Losien and Newb gasp.
Losien: “What is it!?”
Newb: “Are we all infected?”
Char: “Essentially, yes. But you both will only catch the mild strain of the virus.”
Losien: “What is it?”
Char: “A cold…”
They frown.
Newb: “That’s it? So what’s wrong with him?”
Char looks at them with a stern, but sad, expression.
Char: “…man flu.”
The two women facepalm.
Notes
Britt's Commentary
"The convention referenced by Newb is the Geneva Convention[Ext 3]." ~ Britt the Writer
References
External References
- ↑ Star Trek article, Wikipedia.
- ↑ Science Fiction Convention article, Wikipedia.
- ↑ Geneva Conventions article, Wikipedia.