[ audio ]

[sunglassesincluded]

[ It's rather late when the feed clicks on softly and for a moment there is silence. When Wesker begins to speak, his voice is calm. ]

Note #16.3

I am able to end my own quarantine early. Procuring those live specimens has proven to be the right choice. Plant #207 will be added to native group A, further classifications pending.

For now it remains uncertain whether they absorb or neutralize radiation as I haven’t been able to conduct further tests yet, but they clearly do something about it.

[ He pauses, making a low, pensive noise. ]

I can’t help but think. Were these plants to exist back on Earth, what would happen after their discovery? Would their existence spell the end of nuclear war? Would it mark the birth of a new brand of bio weapons?

[ Another pause. But this one ends in a short, humorless chuckle. ]

Who am I kidding. Humans love to wage war against their own kind way too much as to not waste great potential…

But I digress. The final fi-

Ah. Shit.

[ And the feed clicks off as abruptly as it started. ]

Comments

Audio

[sunglassesincluded]

And you failed to notice that the publicity was unintended. Remarkable job.

[ Please keep your concern to yourself. ]

Of course I'm okay.

Re: Audio

[crystalmaster]

Oh, I definitely noticed that. But I wanted to know what we were up against.

Good to know. There haven't been any radiation leaks, I hope?

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[sunglassesincluded]

And what makes you believe you are entitled to that knowledge?

Re: Audio

[crystalmaster]

I think everyone here is entitled to know if there's a new threat to worry about. And me, I fix a lot of the food, so if there's a radiation leak I might accidentally stumble on, it could end up affecting most of the people here.

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[sunglassesincluded]

Wrong.

If there is a new threat and you are not equipped to deal with it, you have no business knowing about it. What would you even do if there were a radiation leak? Panic? Leave the city?

Re: Audio

[crystalmaster]

I'd try to keep cool and help deal with it.

... You sound like the government. Is that what you are back home, a government agent?

[sunglassesincluded]

Correction: You would get in the way. As civilians wanting to help always do.

And I don’t work for anyone. Others work for me.

[crystalmaster]

[Radley definitely thinks he's government with this talk. And he knows he'll never get anywhere with someone who has that mindset.]

Okay then. I'll trust that if anything goes wrong with our food supply, we'll still be perfectly safe as long as you're here to handle it.

[sunglassesincluded]

[ And he isn’t entirely wrong. Wesker has worked for several institutions in the past, some more official than others. ]

As you should.

[ No, he’s not going to argue that logic. He very much feels like he’s the only one around able to get anything done in the first place after all. ]

[crystalmaster]

Let me know if I can help in any way. Even if that's just bringing a nice meal sometimes.

[sunglassesincluded]

…

Fine.

[crystalmaster]

Cool. If you ever come to the diner, ask for Radley.

See you around!

[Radley has to hang up praying that there really isn't a radiation leak.]