Page: Our biochem corpus is far in advance of theirs, as is our electronic sentience, and their. Page: UNATCO? Simons: Formed by executive order after the terrorist strike on the Statue. We are the future! Simons: We have other problems. Page: A bunch of pretentious old men playing at running the world, but the world left them behind long ago.
Intelligence indicates they're behind the problems in Paris. The others may not go as quietly as you think.
I hope you're not underestimating the problem. They can smell their deaths, and the sound they'll make rattling their cages will serve as a warning to the rest. There's not enough vaccine to go around, and the underclasses are starting to get desperate. Simons: I've received reports of armed attacks on shipments. Page: Why contain it? Let it spill over into the schools and churches. Simons: This plague - the rioting is intensifying to the point where we may not be able to contain it. When I mentioned we could put him on the priority list for the Ambrosia vaccine, he was so willing it was almost pathetic. Simons: Has he been infected? Page: Ah yes, most certainly. Walton Simons: I take it he was agreeable? Page: He didn't really have a choice. I've already discussed the matter with the Senator. Introduction sequence Bob Page: Your appointment to FEMA should be finalized within the week.
