Network - Text post backdated to August 15

[easilyamused]

Who: Methos
Username: pierson
Warnings: discussion of death, necromancy, desecration of corpses, mind control

I'm sure we're all aware by now of the shambling corpses down on the beach. And probably aware that pulling the hooks out will make them settle down again.

If you are planning to go down and play with the dead things, whatever you do, don't stick yourself with the hooks. They won't just make corpses get up and start wandering around trying to drown people, they'll compel any living thing they get lodged in to do the same. As far as I can tell, the effect doesn't linger in the living any more than in the dead, but it would still be damned inconvenient to go mad and start trying to drown your partner.

To say nothing of the infection risk.

Comments

[easilyamused]

The stuff of nightmares, isn't it? Give one clever bastard access to a ventilation system, and there goes a whole office building.

It's testable with the right safety equipment.

[failedpromise]

Honestly, at this point I'm starting to think that the only gear that would be truly safe is a biohazard suit. That's armored. And has it's own air supply.

...But I'm guessing that's a bit beyond what we have available. What sort of tests are you wanting to run? Trying it on animals?

(It seems cruel, albeit clearly necessary.)