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This is a continuation of the Prelude to the National Scavenger Hunt event Paul Proteus began here. This event will be across multiple government related media outlets. There will be prizes to be won and should be a fantastic event designed to more closely tie us together as a Community.



Krapis was sitting in with the rest of the Cabinet as he listened with rapt fascination to RT's presentation on the currency market. He was taking copious notes as he basked in what he felt was an amazing lesson that not many new players had the privilege of receiving. In the back of his mind he was already outlining his next article about the topic at hand. Krapis had a small smile on his face when a sudden movement drew his eye. Paul Proteus who had shambled into the oval office looking decidedly worse for wear than usual from his late night benders had sat down and been silent and still for the duration of the meeting was now on his feet. His eyes were bloodshot, oozing a disgusting gunzy substance, and almost glowing a neon pink. Krapis shook his head "pinkeye is much grosser than it sounds," he muttered to himself.

The entire room's attention was now on Paul. Even RT who had been in a rhythm for the ages as he delved into what had been truly one of the most epic presentations of all time had stopped to stare at the markedly unwell looking Press Secretary. Paul stood there for a moment rasping and began to moan out something that sounds suspiciously like "brains" and stumbled his way towards Tyler Bubblar. Krapis quickly scanned the room to gauge the rest of the Cabinet's reaction to this turn of events. KingTaco was still moving the delectable burritos the Cabinet had been served around on his plate scowling at it. He could be heard faintly whispering something about just wanting a damn taco. Yui was staring at Paul with an expression that seemed to have both a dawning realization of understanding and growing horror. Everyone else seemed very confused by what they were seeing.

As Paul slowly made his way towards the President, Krapis decided to act. "This is clearly Yui's fault," he thought to himself so Krapis stood and seized the man who would be SG and threw him bodily at Paul Proteus. Yui immediately started shrieking "no don't let him bite me, get him off me!" Just then Aersidius seized Paul by the collar of his shirt and dragged him to the supply closet. He pushed Paul into the small space and closed the door. Krapis rushed over with a chair and lodged it under the door knob to prevent Paul's escape. For a moment all was silent as everyone took a moment to absorb what they'd just witnessed. To Krapis most of the members of the team seemed oddly...resigned to what had just taken place. "weird things like this must happen all of the time." he thought to himself. This was the first Cabinet he had been a member of and things like Paul Proteus trying to eat the President's brain still seemed very out of place and downright insane to him. Everyone else just looked numb, tired, drained, and.... just numb. Unbeknownst to Krapis he had just stumbled on the toll Plato exacts from all who play his wretched game for long.

Tyler seemed to snap out of his fugue, and without looking pointed at the stealthily retreating Yui. "Stop right there Yui!" he snarled causing Yui to jump, freeze in place, and stiffen as if he was bracing for impact. Tyler advanced on Yui, his stride purposeful and full of menace. "Tell me what you know Yui, or I will make you watch documentaries on Neodymium" the President demanded as he reached his cringing friend. Yui looked up and around the room at the now questioning faces of the Executive team. He shrugged his shoulders, gave a shit eating grin, raised his arms out to his sides and said "Well….." His explanation was interrupted when a loud crash on the other side of the door to the supply room was heard followed by the faint sounds of screams.

Krapis again rushed to the door and removed the chair blocking it. When he opened the door he paled, shook his head, and moved aside so Tyler could look in the room. Paul had pushed over some shelves and broke through the window in the room. A glance out the window showed the viewer Paul Proteus attacking and biting civilians who had just moments prior been touring the White House. Some of them were down and looked very much not alive. For just a moment Krapis who was now standing shoulder to shoulder with the President felt a surge of hope when a few of the downed tourists sat up. He swallowed that hope when he saw their eyes glowing a virulent pink as they too began to attack and try to eat the groups of sight seers already under assault. More and more of the dozens of people went down only to sit up and join the conjunctivitis afflicted others in feasting on the now dwindling victims. After what seemed like moments this horde overwhelmed security burst through the gates of the White House and began to spread like a wave across the city.

Tyler stepped down from the window and looked at Yui again. “I think we are all ready for that explanation now,” he said quietly and soberly.

To be Continued