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"We Are Legend"


Inspiration: The Will Smith movie, "I Am Legend".

Today's Date: March 2020

Background:

  • 2016: A genetically re-engineered virus is cleared by the FDA for human testing as a vaccine against several forms of cancer.
  • 2017: Initial testing is astounding.
  • 2018: The vaccine goes into worldwide distribution.
  • 2019: The vaccine begins mutating inside the human body. Symptoms begin appearing near the end of the year.
  • 2020: The serious effects begin: 90% of those immunized die a horrific, painful death; while the 10% who survive become predatory mutants called "Darkseekers".

"Darkseekers":

  • They act like crazed, rabid animals.
  • They chase down, kill, and eat uninfected humans.
  • They have speed, strength, and agility superior to uninfected humans; yet have the intelligence level of an untrained monkey.
  • They have a serious weakness: direct sunlight causes them intense, disabling pain and -- if the Darkseeker doesn't get out of it quick enough -- an agonizing death.
  • They live in dark areas -- unlit buildings, tunnels, subways, and sewers -- and only come out into the open between sundown and sunrise.

Now: March 2020:

  • By this point, the Press has dubbed the virus "Rabies 2.0".
  • Our story centers on the neighborhood of Broad Channel, part of Queens, New York.
  • Broad Channel's four accesses -- the two ends each of IND railway and the Cross Bay Toll Road -- were closed as soon as Rabies 2.0 was verified to be spreading in New York City.
  • The majority of Broad Channel's population flooded out of the city, heading as many had to open country. (It would prove to be a mistake, of course, as the Darkseekers only found it easier to hunt people in the less secure environment of rural areas.)
  • At the start of our story, there are only 250 people left in Broad Channel.

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I might be interested. I love the movie and book.
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I might be interested. I love the movie and book.


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