It was a national tragedy and international tension ran high. The world was afraid and perpetually on edge. It seemed people didn't unite in grief - they lashed out. In many different directions. The government trying to handle the situation mostly didn't know what they were dealing with and the few who did tried to keep quiet about it. Blaming biological terrorism meant that other countries were pointing fingers ... It wouldn't just be America wiped out if things continued the way they did.

Matt didn't know. He could guess, could reason, but he wasn't optimistic. Him and Peter's stunt could have any reaction imaginable but all they knew was that they needed something to change. It was an attempt.

And although it'd be difficult to say exactly what would change, it was clear from the media and the people watching that something would. Matt could only wait.


Mohinder had to be part of the action.

The lab at Primatech was a very good one and that in itself might be slightly worrying, just from the amount of tools and programs available. But then again, maybe it was just a relief. Mohinder's work was well taken care of but there appeared to be people keeping eyes on him in a subtly different way than people had checked in with him back in Atlanta.

Molly would be even more lonely there. It was a very closed off building; very controlled. She spent a lot of her time in the lab with Mohinder, not saying much.

Whoever was running the operation kept to themselves.

And reports came from Atlanta of so many casualties, several of them from people killing each other inadvertedly or not, and the authorities having had to pull military and CDC personell out quickly.

People didn't like that, in Atlanta or outside the city. After the New York tape it looked even more cruel to leave the people on their own.