Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
Escape from the Complex
A security failure releases test subjects, and authorities order TS-347 transferred to Complex 5. A woman rejects the program and helps him escape.
Key Events
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Security Failure — The system is compromised, allowing several test subjects to escape.
Location: Scientific complex
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Transfer Order — Authorities order TS-347 transferred to Complex 5. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Scientific complex
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Escape from the Program — A woman refuses to cooperate with the program and helps TS-347 flee. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Scientific complex
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Sectors Overrun — Twenty-eight hours later, infection has spread through nearly every sector.
Location: Scientific complex
The Sectors Fall
Infection spreads through nearly every sector while the General orders deployments and bombings. The Rescue Protocol is cancelled in favor of preserving the program and eliminating the infected.
Key Events
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Sectors Overrun — Twenty-eight hours later, infection has spread through nearly every sector.
Location: Scientific complex
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Emergency Orders — The General sends available units to Sector 4 and authorizes bombings. Characters: General
Location: Scientific complex
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Rescue Protocol Cancelled — The General cancels rescue efforts to preserve the program and eliminate infected people. Characters: General
Location: Scientific complex
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Pursued on Foot — TS-347 and the woman travel on foot as soldiers and infected creatures pursue them. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Devastated area
Mutations on the Road
The fugitives learn of other possible test subjects and the loss of a subject whose DNA could not be replicated. Their search for an island refuge is complicated by radiation, mutations, and attacks.
Key Events
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Pursued on Foot — TS-347 and the woman travel on foot as soldiers and infected creatures pursue them. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Devastated area
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Other Test Subjects — They learn that successful test subjects may exist in other complexes. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Devastated area
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Lost Replication Chance — A previous subject died during an escape, preventing replication of his DNA.
Location: Scientific complex
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Island Refuge Quest — The pair seek an island said to be free of infection. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Devastated area
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Mutation and Radiation — Radiation and mutation threaten survivors; one survivor has a rat instead of a hand. Characters: Jean-Pierre / Goblin / Zombie Head / Yellow Mutant / Rat-hand
Location: Devastated area
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Mutant Attacks — A mutant duck and a giant rat attack people in the devastated area.
Location: Devastated area
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Rescue Debate — Survivors debate whether they can continue rescuing everyone they encounter. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Devastated area
Coastal Warning
Survivors debate whether to keep rescuing people, and Jean-Pierre speaks of death and returning to the sea. At the coastal meeting point, a contact warns that the Complex 5 subject is still at large; the survivors wait for a boat while preparing for what comes next.
Key Events
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Rescue Debate — Survivors debate whether they can continue rescuing everyone they encounter. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Devastated area
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Jean-Pierre's Longing — Jean-Pierre accepts the prospect of death and longs to return to the sea for someone important to him. Characters: Jean-Pierre / Goblin / Zombie Head / Yellow Mutant / Rat-hand
Location: Devastated area
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Coastal Meeting Point — The group reaches a coastal meeting point after further attacks. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Meeting point near the coast
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Complex 5 Warning — A contact warns that the Complex 5 test subject remains at large and may be stronger after radiation exposure. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504
Location: Meeting point near the coast
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Waiting for the Boat — The survivors wait for the boat and prepare for the continuing conflict. Characters: TS-347 / TS-504, Jean-Pierre / Goblin / Zombie Head / Yellow Mutant / Rat-hand
Location: Meeting point near the coast