What about... ? The thought pulled his awareness to a completely different home. A woman and a man coupled loudly. Another thought, and he watched a c...r drive past a house. In quick succession, Alfred scanned through every available external camera until he spotted the car again. He did the same when it exited his current view.While Alfred constructed a “map” of views, the emulation expanded its mesh network through the local fiber network. Every internet-connected smart device was co-opted and. It looks a bit like streptococcus, but it has different properties. Agent Connor, I have faxed the info to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, they are sending a team first thing in the morning.’ ‘What!’ Jordan nearly shouted into the phone. ‘Tell me if these bugs are contagious!’ ‘I wish I could tell you that, but I have no idea. We have to identify the germs first before we determine that.’ ‘That’s just great!’ Jordan sighed. We could have a full blown panic on our hands if this news. Her fear was getting stronger and stronger with every passing second. Stealth let out the high frequency warning again. Several of the men dropped their weapons to cover their ears. Some dropped to their knees, howling in pain. What the fuck is going on here? he wondered as he ripped into the nearest body. Stealth sliced and ripped his way through soldier after soldier, tasting each one as he went. Most of them had the sour tasting blood with only a few having the sweet flavor of human. The. And so I did. As I got out to get the car in the garage I saw Denise in her front garden. She was lying in an easy chair reading some book. She took note of my presence and got up to greet me. “Hey Markie!” She called over to me and came to the fence smiling as though nothing had ever happened. “Hi Den!” I replied doing my best to sound natural. “Where are you going?” She asked me. “Something’s somehow telling me I gotta go to the cemetery.” I answered. “May I come with you?” .