Slightly Undead. || Glenn Rhee || DISCONTINUED

6.

// Jade //

Jenner had us all piled in the big room again, "Give me a playback of TS-19." the computer started a playback, "Only 2 people got to see this. Very few," Jenner said, "Is that a brain?" Carl said, looking over to Jenner, "An extraordinary one." Jenner said, making Carl smile, "Not that it matters in the end." he muttered.

I walked over to Daryl, and he glanced at me slightly. The camera angle rotated and we were viewing a brain from the side. The brain was lite up like a Christmas tree, "What're those lights?" I ask, "It's a persons life," he started, "Experiences, memories; its everything. " he was quiet for a moment, "Somewhere in all that organic wiring, in all those ripples of light- is you." I took in a breath, "The things that make you unique, and human." everyone looked at Jenner, and Daryl glanced to me and back to the screen, "Do you ever make sense, ever?" Daryl snarled, crossing his arms, "These are synapses. Electric impulses in the brain that carry all the messages. They determine everything a person says, does or thinks from the moment of birth," I stared in awe at the screen as he continued, "to the moment of death." now Jenner was looking at the screen, intrigued, "Death? That's what this is? A visual?" Rick stated, walking toward Jenner swiftly, "Yes," Jenner gave us all a simple answer, "or, r-rather the playback of the visual." Jenner said, turning to look at Rick, "This person died?" Andrea spoke up, "Who?" Jenner looked pained by this, "Test Subject 19," he said, his voice dull, "Someone who was... bitten and infected, and volunteered to have us record the process." Jenner explained, "Vi, scan forward to the first event." Jenner spoke loudly. Something black grew from the brain stem, expanding like tree limbs, "What is that?" Glenn ask, leaning against a dead computer, "It evades the brain like meningitis," I zoned out as I was watching the 'person' on the screen wiggle, the mouth moving furiously. Then, the whole brain faded black and the struggle stopped, "Then death." was the only statement that I heard, "Everything you ever were, or will be; gone." I looked to my feet, gaining a kiss on the top of my head from Daryl. Glenn also walked over and I wrapped my arm around his, "Is that what happened to Jim?" Sophia ask, looking at Carol, "Yes," Carol nodded, grabbing her daughters hand. Andrea began to cry, "She lost somebody two days ago," I spoke up, releasing Glenn and walking over to Andrea, wrapping my arms around her, "Her sister." I said, feeling mourn for her. Jenner walked over to us and spoke to Andrea, "I lost someone, too. I know how bad this feels." he said, his hands behind his back. Jenner gazed at her for a moment before speaking to Vi, "Scan to the second event." I glanced up from Andrea and focused on the screen, "The resurrection times vary widely. We've had reports of it happening in as little as 3 minutes. The longest we heard of was 8 hours." I took all this information in, "In the case of this patient it was 2 hours, 1 minute and 7 seconds." he sounded as if he was gonna break into tears now, glaring at the screen. Small, orange colored lights flickered near the brain stem, expanding outwards and growing. It was sending streaks of little, tiny lights, "It restarts the brain?" Lori said, leaning toward the screen, "No, just the brain stem." Jenner said as if it was obvious, "Basically it gets them up and moving," Rick then spoke again, "But they're not alive?" I was wondering the same thing, "You tell me," Jenner said, throwing his hand up, "It's nothing like before." Rick shook his head, "Most of that brain is dark," he stated again, "Dark, lifeless, dead. The frontal lobe, the human part; that doesn't come back. The you part." he explained, "Just a shell, a mindless instinct." he said, going quiet. The body lay there and began to move again, this time looking as if it was trying to break free from the restraints that was holding it down. A white object appeared briefly, then a flash of bright light, and I knew the test subject had been shot. I cringed at this thought, "Oh god," someone said, "What was that?" Carol ask. This time, I spoke for Jenner, "He shot his patient," I muttered, walking away from the crowd and to the back of the room, "didn't you." I ask Jenner, "Vi, power-down the main screen and work stations." The screen disapeard at his words, my question left hanging in the air, "You have no idea what it is, do you?" I ask, the Dixon side of my anger coming through, "I-it could be microbial." he stuttered, "Viral,fungal," he got cut off, "Or the wrath of God?" Jackie stated, tears at the brim of her eyes, "Or that." Jenner sighed, looking at her, "Somebody must know something!" I said, a smirk played at my lips,