ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Council Meeting Recording PERIOD: Colony Era SPEAKERS: Caruso, L. [ID: LCAR], Cole, V. [ID: VCOL], Reed, D. [ID: DREE] TOPIC: Anomaly SUMMARY: A recording of a New Cascadia council discussion between President Luca Caruso, Dr. Valentin Cole, and General Davic Reed about the emergence of the Anomaly. =================================================================== [LCAR]: We can't risk it. I understand the threat, but there are bigger problems we need to address first. [VCOL]: I don't think you understand the threat. We're talking about a ground fissure that's getting bigger every day, leaking some kind of unknown radiation. On file, I've got reports of extensive equipment degradation, wildlife disruption, hallucinations… [LCAR]: I've got people dying from a contagion we can't identify. [VCOL]: I have a theory that this is linked to the contagion. Along with several other abnormal phenomena, some of which might even be beneficial if we can understand and harness the source. There are too many angles here to just ignore it. [LCAR]: I'm tired of chasing theories. I've heard a lot of them, and they're all pretty goddamn thin. We need to prioritize here. General Reed and I agree, our focus is containing the contagion. [DREE]: How many people do you need, Dr. Cole? [VCOL]: A handful. Twenty. [DREE]: You get ten. [LCAR]: General, I thought we were aligned. [DREE]: We are. The majority of our resources will still go to Biomedical, but we need to be flexible. Any lead we have on the contagion, we have to follow. [LCAR]: We cannot justify this kind of risk right now. [DREE]: The second the risks outweigh the benefits, I'll pull the task force. You have my word, Caruso. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]