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Rebecca burst through the door of the office without even stopping to even acknowledge the secretary at the desk outside.
"Professor Ryan" said Rebecca after taking a few breaths."I need to-"
"Excuse me, Dr. Chambers, I'm in the middle of an important meeting." interrupted Ryan, gesturing to the man sitting at the desk in front of him. He seemed somehow familiar to Rebecca.
"I'm sorry sir, but this can't wait. I just got off the phone from Denver's Chief of Police. If what he's told me correct we may have a Level 4 biohazard outbreak in Colorado."
"What!? What kind of outbreak?" he asked in surprise.
"The T-Virus. It's unconfirmed at the moment, but from what Barry has told me it's very likely."
"Barry?" asked the professor.
"Barry Burton, sir. The Chief of Police in Denver. He's an old friend of mine from Raccoon City. You met him last year at that conference on bioterrorism in New York."
"Of course. I remember him. One of the former STARS, correct?" he asked.
"Yes, sir. Barry told me that some of his officers encountered a zombie attempting to attack someone last night in the suburbs of Denver. The officers shot it but it recovered at the morgue. It was eventually subdued by detectives at the morgue and placed into a quarantine room. It's still walking around."
"Forgive me, Dr. Chambers, but hasn't the T-Virus been destroyed along with all the research data on it?" asked the man sitting in the chair, who had remained silent until now. He was in his early forties, Rebecca guessed, he had short blonde hair and wore a blue pinstripe suit. He also had a slight German accent.
"Who is this, sir?" asked Rebecca, looking at the professor.
Ryan looked surprised. "I'm sorry. I thought you would have recognised him. This is Professor Dieter Bauer, the world's leading virologist."
Rebecca mentally kicked herself for not recognising Bauer. He was one of the top scientists in the world. Particularly when it came to viruses. Every day in the lab, she used several techniques that he had invented.
"You flatter me, Professor Ryan. You have many incredibly talented people working here at the CDC." said Bauer.
"Professor Bauer. I'm sorry I didn't recognise you. You look ...different from the pictures I have seen you in. It's an honour to meet you. To answer your question, yes, the T-Virus was destroyed along with all research. I oversaw the operation myself."
"I see."
Rebecca turned back to Ryan. "Professor, I told Barry that I would send a team out to him as soon as possible. I think I should also be a part of the team since I have experience with the T-Virus and am familiar with local law enforcement."
"Well, in that case, I think it would be better if you _led_ the team. As you said, nobody knows the T-Virus like you do and your relationship with Chief Burton will certainly help things. Besides, although everyone has heard about what happened in Raccoon City, you were one of the few people to witness it's effects first hand."
"Thank you, sir, but I thought I would merely be accompanying the team. I'm not sure if I'm ready to command a field team yet." said Rebecca, looking surprised.
"I am sure, Dr. Chambers. Your work here over the past few years has been exemplary, as recognised by your recent promotion. I can't think of anyone better suited to this task. And if this _is_ a T-Virus outbreak, it's important that it be contained before it can spread."
Bauer was still listening intently from his chair. "Professor Ryan, I know I am scheduled to give a talk to your scientists tomorrow, however if Dr. Chambers agrees, I would like to accompany her team to Denver. There may be something I can do to help, and if the T-Virus is as bad as I have read then it bust be contained at all costs."
"I have no problem with that, Professor Bauer. Doctor?" asked Ryan.
"No problems here. I think Professor Bauer could greatly improve our chances of containing the outbreak." said Rebecca enthusiastically.
"Excellent." said Ryan. "You leave as soon as your team is ready. All the equipment you need will be packed up and sent to the airport. I'll give your team a preliminary briefing while you get prepared, get any extra equipment or information you might need. There will be a transport waiting outside in one hour to take you to the airport."
"I'll go and get ready now, sir." said Rebecca before turning around to walk out of the room.
"Excuse me, Dr. Chambers, I was hoping I could accompany you. I still have many questions about the T-Virus that I'm sure you could answer for me. I promise not to get in the way of your preparations." he added, with a smile.
"Sure, I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have, Professor. This way." she said, before walking out of the office. Bauer nodded a farewell to Professor Ryan and followed Rebecca out into the corridor.
"So, Professor Bauer, what do you wan't to know about the T-Virus?" asked Rebecca as they walked back to her office.
"Please, call me Dieter."
"Then call me Rebecca."
"Rebecca it is. The first thing I'd like to know is how it spreads so quickly. As I understand it, the virus can only survive in the atmosphere for a short time. After that it takes bodily contact from an infected creature, a scratch or bite, to become infected. I find it hard to believe that an entire city can be infected by a non-airborne virus within a matter of days."
"What you have to understand......Dieter, is that the zombies and other infected creatures are extremely agressive. They exist only to feed and to destroy. I've seen what they're like. We were lucky that the virus didn't spread beyond Raccoon. If it hadn't been stopped there it would have spread across most of the planet by now. At the very least it would have decimated North America...........Now it still might."
Rebecca stopped as she reached her office. She opened the door and they both went inside.
"How long does it take for an infected individual to manifest symptoms?" asked Bauer, after Rebecca invited him to sit down.
"It varies." said Rebecca, taking off her white lab coat and hanging it on a hook on the wall. "It can sometimes take only a few minutes or it can take several hours. Nobody has really determined why that is yet."
She walked over to one of the larger boxes in the office and opened it. After rummaging around for a few seconds she found what she was looking for. She pulled out a shoulder holster with a gun in it. She took out the Beretta, checked it was loaded, then replaced it in the holster.
Rebecca put on the shoulder holster over her T-shirt while Bauer looked on in surprise. "Do you always carry a gun?"
"Oh, no. Since I left the STARS I only use it when there is a chance I could be facing massive hordes of the undead."
Bauer still looked doubtful.
"Don't worry. I still have a permit to carry it." said Rebecca, looking through another box until she found her denim jacket. She put it on over the holster. After grabbing her CDC identification from her lab coat she headed towards the door.
"If your coming to Denver we should probably get you a gun too." she said seriously.
Bauer wondered if she was joking. He hoped so.
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Rebecca burst through the door of the office without even stopping to even acknowledge the secretary at the desk outside.
"Professor Ryan" said Rebecca after taking a few breaths."I need to-"
"Excuse me, Dr. Chambers, I'm in the middle of an important meeting." interrupted Ryan, gesturing to the man sitting at the desk in front of him. He seemed somehow familiar to Rebecca.
"I'm sorry sir, but this can't wait. I just got off the phone from Denver's Chief of Police. If what he's told me correct we may have a Level 4 biohazard outbreak in Colorado."
"What!? What kind of outbreak?" he asked in surprise.
"The T-Virus. It's unconfirmed at the moment, but from what Barry has told me it's very likely."
"Barry?" asked the professor.
"Barry Burton, sir. The Chief of Police in Denver. He's an old friend of mine from Raccoon City. You met him last year at that conference on bioterrorism in New York."
"Of course. I remember him. One of the former STARS, correct?" he asked.
"Yes, sir. Barry told me that some of his officers encountered a zombie attempting to attack someone last night in the suburbs of Denver. The officers shot it but it recovered at the morgue. It was eventually subdued by detectives at the morgue and placed into a quarantine room. It's still walking around."
"Forgive me, Dr. Chambers, but hasn't the T-Virus been destroyed along with all the research data on it?" asked the man sitting in the chair, who had remained silent until now. He was in his early forties, Rebecca guessed, he had short blonde hair and wore a blue pinstripe suit. He also had a slight German accent.
"Who is this, sir?" asked Rebecca, looking at the professor.
Ryan looked surprised. "I'm sorry. I thought you would have recognised him. This is Professor Dieter Bauer, the world's leading virologist."
Rebecca mentally kicked herself for not recognising Bauer. He was one of the top scientists in the world. Particularly when it came to viruses. Every day in the lab, she used several techniques that he had invented.
"You flatter me, Professor Ryan. You have many incredibly talented people working here at the CDC." said Bauer.
"Professor Bauer. I'm sorry I didn't recognise you. You look ...different from the pictures I have seen you in. It's an honour to meet you. To answer your question, yes, the T-Virus was destroyed along with all research. I oversaw the operation myself."
"I see."
Rebecca turned back to Ryan. "Professor, I told Barry that I would send a team out to him as soon as possible. I think I should also be a part of the team since I have experience with the T-Virus and am familiar with local law enforcement."
"Well, in that case, I think it would be better if you _led_ the team. As you said, nobody knows the T-Virus like you do and your relationship with Chief Burton will certainly help things. Besides, although everyone has heard about what happened in Raccoon City, you were one of the few people to witness it's effects first hand."
"Thank you, sir, but I thought I would merely be accompanying the team. I'm not sure if I'm ready to command a field team yet." said Rebecca, looking surprised.
"I am sure, Dr. Chambers. Your work here over the past few years has been exemplary, as recognised by your recent promotion. I can't think of anyone better suited to this task. And if this _is_ a T-Virus outbreak, it's important that it be contained before it can spread."
Bauer was still listening intently from his chair. "Professor Ryan, I know I am scheduled to give a talk to your scientists tomorrow, however if Dr. Chambers agrees, I would like to accompany her team to Denver. There may be something I can do to help, and if the T-Virus is as bad as I have read then it bust be contained at all costs."
"I have no problem with that, Professor Bauer. Doctor?" asked Ryan.
"No problems here. I think Professor Bauer could greatly improve our chances of containing the outbreak." said Rebecca enthusiastically.
"Excellent." said Ryan. "You leave as soon as your team is ready. All the equipment you need will be packed up and sent to the airport. I'll give your team a preliminary briefing while you get prepared, get any extra equipment or information you might need. There will be a transport waiting outside in one hour to take you to the airport."
"I'll go and get ready now, sir." said Rebecca before turning around to walk out of the room.
"Excuse me, Dr. Chambers, I was hoping I could accompany you. I still have many questions about the T-Virus that I'm sure you could answer for me. I promise not to get in the way of your preparations." he added, with a smile.
"Sure, I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have, Professor. This way." she said, before walking out of the office. Bauer nodded a farewell to Professor Ryan and followed Rebecca out into the corridor.
"So, Professor Bauer, what do you wan't to know about the T-Virus?" asked Rebecca as they walked back to her office.
"Please, call me Dieter."
"Then call me Rebecca."
"Rebecca it is. The first thing I'd like to know is how it spreads so quickly. As I understand it, the virus can only survive in the atmosphere for a short time. After that it takes bodily contact from an infected creature, a scratch or bite, to become infected. I find it hard to believe that an entire city can be infected by a non-airborne virus within a matter of days."
"What you have to understand......Dieter, is that the zombies and other infected creatures are extremely agressive. They exist only to feed and to destroy. I've seen what they're like. We were lucky that the virus didn't spread beyond Raccoon. If it hadn't been stopped there it would have spread across most of the planet by now. At the very least it would have decimated North America...........Now it still might."
Rebecca stopped as she reached her office. She opened the door and they both went inside.
"How long does it take for an infected individual to manifest symptoms?" asked Bauer, after Rebecca invited him to sit down.
"It varies." said Rebecca, taking off her white lab coat and hanging it on a hook on the wall. "It can sometimes take only a few minutes or it can take several hours. Nobody has really determined why that is yet."
She walked over to one of the larger boxes in the office and opened it. After rummaging around for a few seconds she found what she was looking for. She pulled out a shoulder holster with a gun in it. She took out the Beretta, checked it was loaded, then replaced it in the holster.
Rebecca put on the shoulder holster over her T-shirt while Bauer looked on in surprise. "Do you always carry a gun?"
"Oh, no. Since I left the STARS I only use it when there is a chance I could be facing massive hordes of the undead."
Bauer still looked doubtful.
"Don't worry. I still have a permit to carry it." said Rebecca, looking through another box until she found her denim jacket. She put it on over the holster. After grabbing her CDC identification from her lab coat she headed towards the door.
"If your coming to Denver we should probably get you a gun too." she said seriously.
Bauer wondered if she was joking. He hoped so.