[Politics] New Regime Brings Promise, Growing Pains

New Regime Brings Promise, Growing Pains

By Casos Tigia, Tayseri Times

Samhaus, MEGALOS BREACH - Celebration flew across Freehold space today as government researchers have tentatively confirmed a potential cure for the Robath Blue.

“As we said it’s very much in the early, if promising, stages, explained Dr. Quietas outside his office. “The virus itself is...well, a virus. Not a whole lot that we can do about it beyond manage the symptoms…but we may, and I stress the may, be able to deal with the microfauna serving as a vector. The pathogen is extremely fragile on its own, fragile enough that the body’s own immune system could deal with it without you feeling much more than flu-like symptoms. Take away the vector, boom, no more Blue.”

The project has seen widespread support thus far, including both public and private entities such as the Intergalactic Red Cross and Chimera BioMedical contributing doctors, research, and medical supplies. Meanwhile, evacuation efforts continue in the contaminated zones, with officials releasing lists of the relocated, the infected, and the deceased every twenty-hour cycle. Current estimates place approximately 62% of the quarantined population as “accounted for.”

Progress under the Arcitis Court has not been without backlash. As of yesterday evening, twelve lords, including asari notables, hard-line conservative elements, and close ties to the recently deposed Lord Esatha have formally withdrawn from the Court. Many see this move as a precursor to a second uprising. Several battalions and a flotilla of paramilitary forces have been hired on an “indefinite” basis by the Arcitis government, and state units have been deployed on “security exercises” in response.

“[These former Lords] are more than entitled to their own opinions, and if they wish for there to be civil discourse, I am more than happy to oblige,” Lord Arcitis told assembled reporters in a press conference today.

The lords in question could not be reached for comment.

This is very good news!

I hope the vaccine/cure is distributed quickly. This reminded me of a serious flu outbreak in the early 1900's and a subsequent similar outbreak in the late 2090's in the same disease subtype that was hard to contain due to antibiotic resistance. Thank goodness for nanites.

Good news on the virus front. Even good news on the political, if you're a merc. ;]

Those twelve lords they mentioned, if they're anything like any "conservative hardliners" anywhere ever, aren't going to go quietly. They'll make it loud as possible, and they won't listen to reason (They'll listen to money and ego-stroking, if they listen at all). One side is already buying up nearby merc contracts. Currently indefinitely too, that isn't cheap. You can bet the other will be arming what military forces they can muster. If I weren't employed currently, I'd be throwing my own resume over there. But, since I am, guess I'll just sit back and watch the news feeds.

Thousands and thousands of combined years of culture and science and study and yet we can still find ourselves torn apart (both personally and on a cultural level) by disease. Evolution is a terrifying marvel. Still now we have tools to react quicker. Good to hear treatment is inbound. Sad to hear about government trouble though. You would think a plague would help people put aside such trouble. Wait until after nature stops killing you before you open fire.

So, a virulent disease spreads throughout a colony, making the establishment weak due to there being no good way to deal with the problem, and as soon as the coup is over and a new government is in place, scientists make progress on the disease? Seems pretty convenient. I can't imagine anyone would choose such an expensive method of gaining control, especially one that could backfire incredibly easily, but I don't doubt that there will be detractors that try and pin this on Arcitis's administration.

Ugh, now I feel like one of those lunatics that says Asari visited Earth in the middle ages, or that the Lystheni secretly control the major Dalatrasses.