I'm sorry that it's been so long. I've been trying to get through the rest of school and haven't had time to write. I just received a stuffed bear… his name is Shackleton Bear. If you have ever read Endurance which is quite possibly one of the most boring books I have ever read, then you would understand. Either way I have a Shackleton Bear. And he is awesome. Very. Awesome.

Downstairs in the lobby an entire breakfast had been made for many people. Who it was made for was a good question. Who it was made by was an even greater question.

"Good morning, friends." Nel appears in the hallway.

"Morning." I smile at him.

"Did she just smile?" I hear Reaver whisper to Bipolar.

"What's the plan for today?" Russia asks me. I shrug, sitting down at a table near where the many breakfast foods had been placed.

"Hey, Lauren. There isn't any human in this is there?" I ask. Her head pops up from behind the desk. She looks scared. Then she laughs nervously.

"Uhm… heh, no uhm… funny." She tries to smile but it falters and I laugh. How can you seriously not notice a disease that has taken over the entire world around you? Beats me.

"Minneapolis it's not nice to scare people like that." Reaver chastises me.

"Awwwww. But it's soooo fun." I whine, propping my feet up on the table in front of me. Russia joins me.

"This girl I swear," Jay shakes his head. "You could give her Heaven and Earth - she'd still want a tater patch in hell." He then proceeds to scoop up a plate full of mashed potatoes.

"Jay… what the hell is that supposed to mean?" I glare at him as he sits in front of me on the other side of the table.

"It means a lot of things." He says simply.

I open my mouth to say something but am cut off by Nick shoving my legs off the table. "You've forgotten quite a bit of your manners, too. Haven't you?"

I cross my arms, than stand up to go get my own food. Bavaria, Bipolar and Charlotte sit down at the table, same with Reaver.

"So… what are we supposed to do now?" Bavaria asks me when I come back. I sigh, setting my plate on the table and picking at the food with my fork.

"I'm really not sure…" The whole table gasps. There's a very long silence.

"I think…" Russia starts. We wait, eager to know what she has to say. "Well I… I've been doing some research." Russia fixes her glasses and looks up at us. "The virus that began the apocalypse was by a toxic gas that spread into people's lungs and went into their blood, causing it to pump through the blood system, heart and brain. But there was actually two contributing causes. The main one was a nuclear cloud that exploded in North Korea. Since North Korea had separated itself from the rest of the world, no one had knowledge of this event. But after doing some digging I found this information in a newspaper. The newspaper had the cause of the gas cloud, but the only problem is that the newspaper factory had been suspiciously burned down immediately after the papers had been printed. The article I had found was only a burnt morsel of the story.

"The second contributing factor was an unexpected asteroid shower that hit Russia. During the time I had been studying physics and psychology in Japan. When the asteroids hit, my home was destroyed, so I never returned." Russia sighs, than continues, "The gas cloud had been filled with many poisonous particles, that could easily kill an entire population. But other elements that had filled the cloud stopped it from doing so. When I learned what was in the cloud my immediate reaction was that the cloud was only a minor coincidence. But then I saw that there was a similar element in both the cloud and the asteroids. Chlorine. This chemical could kill anything in its path instantly, but it was combined with Germanium. A somewhat harmless element and could be considered an essential to life forms. Although, synthetic soluble Germanium salts are considered an irritant. This is exactly what was found in the asteroid. When the Chlorine, Germanium mixture hit the Earth's troposphere and mixed in with the oxygen and nitrogen, it became a deadly virus that would put the human population's mind into a bizarre state. It caused a craving for itself. The twist is that the hunger is not for other humans, but really the Germanium, Chlorine mixture. Chloranium. And that is what's causing the apocalypse." Russia finishes. We all stare at her dumbfounded.

"I don't understand. So I disagree." Jay says.

"Wait," Nel says walking over, "Dat means dat ther is still a cure."

"Precisely." Russia says, shocked.

"We only need to find a way to reverse the Chloranium." Nel adds, nodding.

"Yes! And the only thing we need is-"

"Potassium!" The two say at the same time.

"It's all so clear now." Bavaria rolls her eyes.

"That means about as much to me as strawberry up a bear's butt." Jay crosses his arms and leans back in his chair.

"You're not very smart, are you?" Russia sighs.

"It's my Mother's fault. I was never like this 'till I was born." He shrugs.
Then falls of his chair.

"Minne, I have a favor of you." Russia turns to me.

"Crap."

"I need you to go back to the jungle-"

"Hell no."

"And get me as many bananas as possible."

Jay stands up from the floor, "Hell yes! Let's go get some o' that Posatnium!"

"Potassium." I correct him, reluctantly getting up from my chair and leaving a perfectly good breakfast.

"Whatever cranks your tractor." He shrugs and grabs his gun from under the table. I lower my head and motion for Nick to follow. The rest can stay.

So a little science lesson for y'all. Sorry it was kind of a lot to explain. Anyway, see you soon!:D

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