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(The screen shows CNN anchor Thomas Roberts on the screen. The time of day at this moment is 11:06 AM per the rolling clock at the bottom of the screen.)
"...reports state that this new virus, being called "Degeneration Y" by some accounts, has hit over 50 different cities and towns across America, with no apparent pattern or reason to date. The only thing that can be confirmed is that only children and young teenagers are being affected by the virus - there have been virtually no reports of anyone over the age of 16 being affected. Doctors feel that there's a possibility that the onset of certain stages of puberty can make victims immune to the effects, although no scentific evidence exists at this moment.
"Millions of children are currently filling hospitals to overflowing, and reports of some early deaths as a result of the disease are...
(He pauses, looks offscreen for a moment, then continues)
"Excuse me, there's some late breaking news. In a brief statement to press, the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has stated that representatives of the Justice League, who due to security reasons shall remain nameless, contacted the UN less than 30 minutes ago to request an audience with the UN General Assembly at around 5 PM tonight. Annan would only state that the address was of major importance and dealt directly with the current crisis, and that the source of the request has been verified as genuine. We will, of course, have coverage of that meeting, should it occur.
"With us now is Surgeon General of the United States..."
"...reports state that this new virus, being called "Degeneration Y" by some accounts, has hit over 50 different cities and towns across America, with no apparent pattern or reason to date. The only thing that can be confirmed is that only children and young teenagers are being affected by the virus - there have been virtually no reports of anyone over the age of 16 being affected. Doctors feel that there's a possibility that the onset of certain stages of puberty can make victims immune to the effects, although no scentific evidence exists at this moment.
"Millions of children are currently filling hospitals to overflowing, and reports of some early deaths as a result of the disease are...
(He pauses, looks offscreen for a moment, then continues)
"Excuse me, there's some late breaking news. In a brief statement to press, the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has stated that representatives of the Justice League, who due to security reasons shall remain nameless, contacted the UN less than 30 minutes ago to request an audience with the UN General Assembly at around 5 PM tonight. Annan would only state that the address was of major importance and dealt directly with the current crisis, and that the source of the request has been verified as genuine. We will, of course, have coverage of that meeting, should it occur.
"With us now is Surgeon General of the United States..."
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Date: 2006-11-09 03:33 am (UTC)"Be a good girl," she says softly, kissing her on the same spot Nightwing had chosen.
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Date: 2006-11-09 03:38 am (UTC)She's watched him grow up; watched him turn from a boy to a teenager to a man. And she has never seen the kind of anguish in his eyes that she can see now, as he gently relinquishes custody of their daughter to Selina's arms.
Take care of her.
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Date: 2006-11-09 03:40 am (UTC)Holding their baby girl, Selina leans forward and kisses each of them herself on the cheek softly.
"Send me up."