Most people prefer what's easier to believe. Supernatural presences-- religion, for example-- or superstition. Something that makes it not their fault. It's mass hysteria, perhaps some psychological alterations. [After all, if Baskerville had a scientist willing to revive H.O.U.N.D. experiments... he wouldn't put something like that past the Malnosso.
...Yes, actually. That's what his mind keeps coming back to. Even if he doesn't always realise.
This place is like a much larger Baskerville, only Mycroft's ID card won't open doors here.] Something in the water, perhaps. Something to get at large numbers of the population at once, yet it seems to manifest differently. It will make an interesting study, once things settle.
[...After all, he hasn't come across anything that can't be explained by something mental. He has yet to come across the physical changes some are experiencing. Those will require more work to explain away.]
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Most people prefer what's easier to believe. Supernatural presences-- religion, for example-- or superstition. Something that makes it not their fault. It's mass hysteria, perhaps some psychological alterations. [After all, if Baskerville had a scientist willing to revive H.O.U.N.D. experiments... he wouldn't put something like that past the Malnosso.
...Yes, actually. That's what his mind keeps coming back to. Even if he doesn't always realise.
This place is like a much larger Baskerville, only Mycroft's ID card won't open doors here.] Something in the water, perhaps. Something to get at large numbers of the population at once, yet it seems to manifest differently. It will make an interesting study, once things settle.
[...After all, he hasn't come across anything that can't be explained by something mental. He has yet to come across the physical changes some are experiencing. Those will require more work to explain away.]