At the CDC research center, scientists did not understand the link to the human DNA and the ease which the germ could be transmitted. Humanity was lul...led into thinking it was over when no new cases were reported after a couple of weeks, no new cases, but over ten million people had died.On November 15 there was a short message from Ralph with some numbers included but no mention of what they were. Silvia said they were a code she and Ralph had used as kids, and then she provided the radio. "I don't know, he seemed rather nice, in an old-fashioned sort of way," I countered."I can't believe you're really considering it," exclaimed Carla."I'm not," I protested. "It just seemed rude to decline the card."Next Friday was like Groundhog Day, another bar with Carla and Vlad, again slightly too much to drink and again striking out.The following Friday things looked up for a while. I got chatting to a smart-looking guy at the bar. Things went reasonably okay until he went over his limit,. Sandra seemed to have actual sympathy for her, which was something Victoria lacked over the year of her employment and even more so for the two weeks of her virtual enslavement. There was only one problem, the sympathy seemed condescending. It was the sympathy one would have for a small dog, not a person."Almost done." Sandra thankfully withdrew her finger and began to fumble around through her purse. "Now where's my keychain? Ah, there it is."Sandra her keys with one hand and pushed at. Party entertainer it was. Instead of a phone number the ad listed a Skype address. I called it up and sent a contact request referencing the ad. I turned to Christine and we started kissing. I got my hopes up for more sex, and then my Skype account chimed. The contact request was accepted by somebody named JSD followed by a bunch of numbers. Immediately I had a video call from him. Of course I answered. The guy looked really old, about thirty or so. He had a thin face and an even thinner beard..