The doctor likes you.

For those of you who took MF#5 at character generation, it was in your Turnsheet 0.

Those with MF#5 were infected with a biological weapon of mass destruction, a virus named PAR-AC3. This was acquired primarily through contact with Dr Greco, who was orchestrating the clinical aspect of a weapons development trial authorised by the highest levels of the Elysian government.

Towards the later stage of the game, both players and the prison population at large contracted MF#5 through the natural spread of contagion. The virus was airborne, and started to manifest symptoms at between 6 and 12 months. Although players and NPCs mostly manifested respiratory symptoms, other effects we doled out included faints, blackouts, dizziness, weakness, fevers, shakes, and, in the case of Zhar Ro, encephalitis¹⁾.

Of course PAR-AC3 was not developed on b-Exagora. Over a decade in the making, based on viruses found on xx, both the effects of the virus, course of the illness and efficacy of the vaccine had already been established at the time of the instigation of the phase IV trial in Redemption Reform Facility. The Elysian government was waiting on final evaluation of the spread of the virus in a real-life, large-scale trial. Immediately after the departure of the last supply ship, with 10% of the population already vaccinated²⁾, a certain number of inmates were infected. Through the next year, the

For his part, Dr Benedict Greco was under no illusion as to the expendability of b-Exagora after the desired results were obtained. A military doctor ostracised for being “fucking creepy” and “plain weird”, authorities designated him to b-Exagora without the expectation that he would return. He received samples of the vaccine and