We've detected some strange movement happening in Elm, not too far from Munford. Alastor and I have decided to drive there and take a look. Julian's staying behind, in the lab. I don't think he really heard us - he was too focused on looking at the cells under the microscope. Besides, I needed to get away from Munford for a while. Any memories from the past don't go down to well right now.
We've only just started out driving, Alastor driving of course (otherwise how could I be writing this?). It's fairly silent, but I guess it always is with Alastor in the car. He can say the most profound things, but he isn't a chatterbox. His thinking is that words are powerful, and precious, and so should be used purposefully. But I still enjoy our converstations, even if I am the one that initiates all the time.
I feel bad for not telling Arthur where we're going. But he's safer in the lab, and I wanted to leave him sleep. It's strange, it wasn't weird for us to share a room. He asked why, but I explained that there are many rooms that contain unknown dangers and I wanted to be sure he would be safe. He replied to me, that I meant I just wanted to make sure he didn't touch anything. And I can't say he wasn't right. The lab in Munford contains many dangerous chemicals and disease strains that were used in the Foreones' experimentation and research. After all this time I can't be sure what has or hasn't broken free and spread. Or what was left behind in some of the researcher's rooms.
No doubt this trip will result in nothing. It was just a observation made by Peterson to Alastor, and normally we wouldn't have bothered but given the circumstances I thought we might as well. Alastor seems to want Arthur to take over communications with the human authorities - Peterson and Hutchinson. Apparently he has a better understanding of the way humans work and communicate. Half of me thinks that's true, and the other half thinks that Alastor just wants to give Arthur something to do, a task of his own. And also so he doesn't have to deal with them. As lovely a person Peterson is, Alastor just doesn't like involving himself with humans too much. He says they are too chatty with pointless information. Too many social expectations on their communication. I just laugh at him.
Well here we are, Elm. Rather pointless entry, I know, but I needed something to do.
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Danger
It's getting dangerous. A poisonous electronic virus that has the potential to explode? Dangerous. I can't help but feel responsible. If I had just stopped him before all of this - then we wouldn't be here. Arthur wouldn't be in danger - I put his life on the line for this stupid capture. He could have died, and it would have been entirely my fault.
He's more than just a friend. And I was willing to use him like that? Maybe I'm really not that different to Methias.
It won't be long until Methias works out how to infect humans with this virus. I don't know exactly how it works, but I know enough about the end result. All I can do is hope he hits a stump. It leaves me thinking - what if I had just put an end to it years ago? It's all my fault, because it's all his.
He's more than just a friend. And I was willing to use him like that? Maybe I'm really not that different to Methias.
It won't be long until Methias works out how to infect humans with this virus. I don't know exactly how it works, but I know enough about the end result. All I can do is hope he hits a stump. It leaves me thinking - what if I had just put an end to it years ago? It's all my fault, because it's all his.
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Across the Moors
It was difficult, but we caught him.
Just on sunset we drove across the moor to lay down a perimeter - Alastor drove. He was more surley than normal. It got darker, and more foreboding, once we had finished putting up the enclosure (an invisible barrier that doesn't let anything pass through it). Once it was too dark to drive as human, Alastor changed and converted the car to allow him to drive as tiger. We didn't want any suspicions arising from the headlights, so we didn't turn them on - just got a driver that could see better in the dark.
Arthur was nervous. He kept saying that we had trapped ourselves in with Skarin - and the idea of a trap wasn't to trap the captors in with the beast. The area was quite large, so we had to go on foot to find him. I stuck with Alastor, since I couldn't change and being human was vunerable. Julian and Arthur split off and went searching on the other side to try and bring Skarin into the centre. We trekked for what felt like hours, but we were successful. In the end, we had to use Arthur as bait. He of course wasn't happy about it, but I wouldn't have let harm come to him. I said that to him, but he knew that I knew I couldn't help him quick enough should Skarin attack. But he was brave, and waited in the darkness for Skarin to arrive. We assumed he would find Arthur, since he'd come up to him once before. Alastor, Julian and I hid out of sight.
We waited. It was cold, and terribly dark - I couldn't see much at all. There was mist wafting through the trees which made the scene akin to a horror film...which was probably why Arthur was starting to panic. Skarin darted about around him for a moment, and then dove for Arthur - Arty's senses only just sharp enough to avoid the attack. Skarin turned to face him, and stopped to look for a moment, and we seized the opportunity. Julian shot sedative at him, Alastor bound him so he wouldn't run and injure himself as he fell down, and I - well I watched. There wasn't much I could do. All I could see of him was his red eyes. Even knowing what he was, he still unnerved me - standing there, human and defenseless. It's no wonder there were legends of him being a monster from Hell.
We put him in the back of the car, and drove off. We headed to Munford, where an old biolabratory remained in good working order. It was there where all the original genetic experiments took place, and once housed the most advanced biological equipment there was on the planet. I suppose really, it still does, even if it's been abandoned for so long. We put him in the main cage - more of a confinement room, it's not like there were bars or anything. He would be out for a little while Julian said, so we took the chance to have a rest. Arthur took the first watch, since he slept in the car. I say slept, but really he had passed out after Skarin attacked him and woke up almost at Munford. Julian may have had something to do with that as well.
I'm just updating now before I sleep for a while. In a few hours, Julian will start looking at his genome and examining him thoroughly. I want to be there for that, since I'm not really sure what he's looking for. It's been ages since I was here. The place has hardly changed though, just a little unkept is all. Last time I was here, the scientists were trying to create a new body for a crippled soldier. I was so interested in all their experiments, but they kept ushering me away. I couldn't tell if it was just because I was young, or if it was because they didn't want me to see what they were doing. Anyway, quite a few memories here. Long lost now though.
Just on sunset we drove across the moor to lay down a perimeter - Alastor drove. He was more surley than normal. It got darker, and more foreboding, once we had finished putting up the enclosure (an invisible barrier that doesn't let anything pass through it). Once it was too dark to drive as human, Alastor changed and converted the car to allow him to drive as tiger. We didn't want any suspicions arising from the headlights, so we didn't turn them on - just got a driver that could see better in the dark.
Arthur was nervous. He kept saying that we had trapped ourselves in with Skarin - and the idea of a trap wasn't to trap the captors in with the beast. The area was quite large, so we had to go on foot to find him. I stuck with Alastor, since I couldn't change and being human was vunerable. Julian and Arthur split off and went searching on the other side to try and bring Skarin into the centre. We trekked for what felt like hours, but we were successful. In the end, we had to use Arthur as bait. He of course wasn't happy about it, but I wouldn't have let harm come to him. I said that to him, but he knew that I knew I couldn't help him quick enough should Skarin attack. But he was brave, and waited in the darkness for Skarin to arrive. We assumed he would find Arthur, since he'd come up to him once before. Alastor, Julian and I hid out of sight.
We waited. It was cold, and terribly dark - I couldn't see much at all. There was mist wafting through the trees which made the scene akin to a horror film...which was probably why Arthur was starting to panic. Skarin darted about around him for a moment, and then dove for Arthur - Arty's senses only just sharp enough to avoid the attack. Skarin turned to face him, and stopped to look for a moment, and we seized the opportunity. Julian shot sedative at him, Alastor bound him so he wouldn't run and injure himself as he fell down, and I - well I watched. There wasn't much I could do. All I could see of him was his red eyes. Even knowing what he was, he still unnerved me - standing there, human and defenseless. It's no wonder there were legends of him being a monster from Hell.
We put him in the back of the car, and drove off. We headed to Munford, where an old biolabratory remained in good working order. It was there where all the original genetic experiments took place, and once housed the most advanced biological equipment there was on the planet. I suppose really, it still does, even if it's been abandoned for so long. We put him in the main cage - more of a confinement room, it's not like there were bars or anything. He would be out for a little while Julian said, so we took the chance to have a rest. Arthur took the first watch, since he slept in the car. I say slept, but really he had passed out after Skarin attacked him and woke up almost at Munford. Julian may have had something to do with that as well.
I'm just updating now before I sleep for a while. In a few hours, Julian will start looking at his genome and examining him thoroughly. I want to be there for that, since I'm not really sure what he's looking for. It's been ages since I was here. The place has hardly changed though, just a little unkept is all. Last time I was here, the scientists were trying to create a new body for a crippled soldier. I was so interested in all their experiments, but they kept ushering me away. I couldn't tell if it was just because I was young, or if it was because they didn't want me to see what they were doing. Anyway, quite a few memories here. Long lost now though.
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