Day Two
The 911 dispatcher blinked, unsure that she had heard the caller correctly. "Sir, I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"
The man on the other end choked out the words again, "They're in...my house...so many...of them..."
"Sir, who is in your house?"
"Raccoons!"
The man was still alive when the patrol car arrived, though he was covered in bite wounds. The animals that had attacked him were nowhere to be found. He was rushed to the hospital, where his wounds were bandaged, but he refused prophylactic treatment for rabies. Something about putting mystery chemicals in his body...
A few weeks later, the same dispatcher received another strange call to the same neighborhood.
"Please send someone, my neighbor is just wandering around his backyard, yelling at nothing. And I think he hissed when his sprinklers came on? It's very strange, and it's scaring my kids."
Days later, when the man's cause of death was reported as encephalitis due to raccoon variant rabies, the BAU caught wind of the story. There had been a string of similar cases not that long ago, same story, only noticeable because rabies deaths were so rare in the US these days.
"You know," said one agent to the others as they debriefed, trying to determine if these raccoon exposures had been intentional, "Rabies isn't the only pathogen that raccoons can transmit to humans.
Baylisascaris, the raccoon roundworm, can be passed through the ingestion of infected soil or feces. There have only been 30 cases since 1980, but it almost invariably causes severe neurological damage. It's possible these victims were suffering from both the virus
and the parasite."
"Regardless of which pathogen won out in these cases, it does appear that someone intentionally set these raccoons loose in the victims' homes. What a strange and elaborate way to go about killing someone."
"You're right. This killer clearly has ample time and means to carry out their crimes. Think of it. Capturing, or breeding, raccoons. Infecting them with rabies. Transporting them to the victims' homes, breaking in,
and removing the raccoons before the police arrive? This guy has a lot of time on his hands, and experience with handling wildlife."
"We have our profile. Wheels up in 15 minutes."
~~~
The press liaison again stood before the crowd of reporters, this time on a sunny day. She could see beads of sweat gathering on their brows as they pressed forward with fervent energy, each one wanting to be the first to ask their burning questions. A single word came to mind to describe them.
Rabid.
Awaiting trial is @mkg323 who was "has ample time and means to carry out their crimes", a village blocker.
Bummer.
Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.
11 players remain
1.
@Crayola227
2.
@Animal Midwife
3.
@samac
5.
@genny
6.
@TelemarketingEnigma
7.
@cubsrule4e
7.7.
@Stagg737
8.
@Viscernable
9.
@vetschoolsletmeinplease
10.
@BobLoblaw78
11.
@Melchizedek
Locked Up:
12.
@alleycat03 -
in good physical condition - vanillager
4.
@Zenge142 -
displays extreme levels of disorganization - vanillager
13.
@mkg323 -
has ample time and means to carry out their crimes - village blocker
Subs:
1.
@SportPonies
2.
@MOOSEygoosey
Tots:
1. smol
@supershorty
2.
@Lawpy
3.
@Dinashadow
4.
@Barkley13
5.
@Zeppelyn
It is now Night 2. Send in your actions to provide mod happiness and avoid mod wrath. You have until 10am EST, probably.
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