News of Alexia Ashford's apparent death garnered disparate reactions from various quarters:
The Ashford butler feared for his young master's sanity, for the grief-stricken boy would only moan his late twin's name for hours on end, occasionally interrupting the chant with a meaningless shriek of "Fifteen years!";
Spencer, shaking his head, reflected that all three Ashford scientists had done themselves in with T-Virus-related laboratory accidents, and half-wondered if they had misunderstood his request for a 100% fatality rate;
Meanwhile, at the Arklay facility…
"DECK THE HALLS WITH BALLS OF HOL-LY, TRA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA– 'TIS THE SEA-SON TO BE JOL-LY, FA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA-"