Caged 1 by Chuck Buda

Author:Chuck Buda [Buda, Chuck]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: zombies
Publisher: La Cigolli Publishing
Published: 2016-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Gorgon was exasperated. He flipped through the data analysis while Dr. Shipley sat across from him. Warden Gorgon hid his displeasure from the doctor. He needed Shipley’s perseverance so he was reluctant to say anything that could be taken as negative feedback.

Shipley had tested the blood of the exposed staff and prisoners. The people with outward symptoms didn’t appear to show different attributes. The findings were inconclusive. Infected blood was similar to uninfected blood. At least at this stage of the game.

“Is it possible that the “uninfected” are really infected?” Gorgon used air quotes. “Maybe the reason they are similar is because the symptoms are more latent.” He leaned across the desk, handing the reports back to the doctor. In his mind, he felt the early twinges of fear.

Dr. Shipley accepted the files. “I’m afraid not. Enough time has elapsed now. If the uninfected were truly infected, the symptoms would have been showing by now.”

“Prognosis?”

The doctor sighed. He stared at the pen in his hand as he fumbled it through his fingers. “The virus is inevitable without strict quarantine. It’s widespread beyond our walls. And if we don’t segregate specific areas immediately, we could replicate the problems out there.”

Warden Gorgon paced to the front of his desk. He sat in between the doctor’s knees and folded his arms. “What if we were to experiment?”

The warden’s comment surprised Dr. Shipley. He adjusted himself in the seat with discomfort. “What do you mean?”

“What if we were to give up on a vaccine and shift our focus to something more proactive?” He stared at the doctor, the intensity of his eyes revealing determination.

“The only thing we can be proactive about is cordoning off the infected and testing everyone on a daily basis to catch new patients at onset.”

Warden Gorgon stood up. It frustrated him how small-minded the majority of the planet was. He was fascinated that the human brain was capable of so much and yet humanity only utilized the minimal ten percent. World leaders and heads of corporations were just as prone to the infallibility of the lack of vision. Only geniuses grasped full measure of the brain’s resources.

“If infection is inevitable, and we have to assume that it is...”

“Why would we assume that?” The doctor cut off Gorgon’s thoughts.

“Because our resources are limited. Therefore, our susceptibility to the disease cannot be held at arm’s-length indefinitely. Mix in the probability of our walls being breached either by afflicted denizens or exposed folks looking for safe harbor...it is just a matter of time.”

Dr. Shipley cleared his throat and removed his glasses to rub his eyes.

Gorgon continued with his idea. “In order to survive, we need to move beyond treatments and vaccinations. We must CREATE our destiny. Our literal survival.” He paused and leaned over the doctor’s chair.

Dr. Shipley looked frightened. He swallowed loudly. “What...what do you want me to do? Become the mad scientist of Warsaw Prison?” The doctor laughed nervously and shifted again in his chair. He watched Warden Gorgon’s face, which hadn’t changed expressions.

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