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[*][b]2016:[/b] A genetically re-engineered measles virus, originally created as a cure for cancer, goes into human testing.
[*][b]2017:[/b]  Preliminary results are spectacular.  FDA approval results in worldwide distribution of the "cure".
[*][b]2018:[/b]
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[*]The "cure" mutates within the immunized, becoming a lethal, highly contagious virus.  
[*]The new virus comes to be called "Rabies 2.0" because, after it kills 90% of those immunized, the remaining 10% turn into predatory cannibals.  
[*]The Press comes to call these mutated survivors "Darkseekers" because sunshine -- specifically the ultraviolet light in it -- causes them intense pain and, with long enough exposure, can kill them.
[*]And the illness quickly spreading across almost the whole of the planet comes to be called the "Darkseeker Plague".
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[*][b]April:[/b]
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[*][b]6th:[/b] The first cases of Rabies 2.0 are reported in Portland.
[*][b]7th:[/b] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3517997]Mark Thomas[/url] invites friends and employees to hide with him behind the secure doors of his business, Henry's Tavern and Brewery.  ([url=https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5229417,-122.6832167,3a,75y,50.17h,98.95t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdRhJ703RVm_vW4-8iT2fGw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656]Google Map link[/url].)
[*][b]8th:[/b] As mayhem erupts across the city, Mark and his new "roomies" secure the building's doors and windows.
[*][b]9th:[/b] Our story begins.  (See the IC thread.)
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