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Camp Ascension – Part Seven
Personal Log – Commander Quinn Carter Entry Seven Viande. Carne. Meat. Meat. Meat. We are the meat. I think that Laurie had it easy. That sounds crazy, but that plane never came up and there’s no sign of her, so I can only assume she drowned. Maybe for a minute or two before the plane…
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Camp Ascension – Part Six
Personal Log – Commander Quinn Carter Entry Six A long night of rough phone calls with the families of everyone we’ve lost. Doctor Williams is also really rough now, so from our best estimate, this infection is spread through bodily fluids. Doctor Ryan still has no clue how to treat it. Williams is in sick…
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Camp Ascension – Part Five
Personal Log – Commander Quinn Carter Entry Five The plane didn’t make it to Brazil. I was waiting in the tower with a few of my troops, gathered to watch the takeoff, and everything seemed good on the radio. The weather was good. It was a clear night with a big moon, and the pilot…
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Camp Ascension – Part Four
Personal Log – Commander Quinn Carter Entry Four We’ve been given approval by the Brazilian government to send Laurie over. They were really nice, offering to send over some of their own medical staff in case anyone else was ill, and offering supplies. They’ve done a damn slight more than our own government. They grumbled…
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Camp Ascension – Part Three
Personal Log – Commander Quinn Carter Entry Three I’m waiting to hear back from Brazil, but there’s been some positive noises from their health department, so I’m hopeful. I popped into the ward to see how Laurie was doing this morning, and things still weren’t great. She looked exhausted, deathly pale, and still covered in…