“Well, I do not see why not, as you already know so much. I did not mean for it go this far, honestly. It all started when my staff and I passed a ban on selling gasoline. We were wanting to make a positive change for the environment by reducing carbon emissions and we determined not to lift the ban based on how the public reacted. Days after we enforced the ban, we received word that picketers were attracting followers who threatened to wreak havoc on the city. History shows this would have been devastating and deadly. We had an emergency meeting and discussed the best plan of action. We did not want to be cowardice and lift the ban, so we decided to suppress the people with the very thing they were indirectly fighting for, the emission of carbon through the use of gasoline, to prevent an uproar. I truly did this to protect my family from violence and did not consider that it would destroy the quality of life for other families and their experience of the environment they treasured.”

Well, according to this, the air coming from the vents is 100% carbon monoxide.

There should have been no difference in the levels of carbon monoxide found throughout the city. The main purpose of the investigation was to collect samples of air to be studied to find ways to reduce the amount of carbon monoxide in the city, not necessarily to reveal a difference in its concentrations based on location. This opened up a new can of worms.

“STOP, SUSAN!”

She came to see what her dad had seen the first time he used the iBot. Maybe that's why her dad didn't want to go back out, that he let her go in his place, because it was too painful for him to see. But her dad would never put her in a situation that would hurt her on purpose. It is as if he wanted her to be the one using the iBot so her eyes too could see.

It was comical watching Susan do the motions for the iBot because her actions were so exaggerated.

“Rise and shine, my dear!” Patricia exclaimed.There was no movement in the bed.“Honey, are you alright?”Moans of sickness reach Patricia’s ears.“Oh no, this doesn’t sound good. Susan, how are you feeling? What hurts?”“I feel sick, like I can’t get up. Where am I?”“Oh no honey, okay. I will be right back.” Patricia ran out of the room and dialed 911. She explained the emergency to the operator, and they said they would send an ambulance for Susan right away. Susan would have to go to the hospital by herself, as human travel was only for those experiencing the emergency. Patricia then found Timothy and explained her symptoms to Timothy. “It seems like she has carbon monoxide poisoning, but I have no idea how she would have gotten it if she did not go outside.”The concerned parents then rushed into Susan’s room to monitor her.“The ambulance is on their way, Susan, everything is going to be okay.” Timothy assured Susan.Susan moaned to signal she understood and reached for her father’s hand.“Well, you were correct in your diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning. Miss Martin had high levels of carboxyhemoglobin in her blood. We are currently giving her pure oxygen to breathe in to increase oxygen levels in the blood and help to remove carbon monoxide from the blood. The concentration in her blood was not high enough to kill her, but it was elevated enough to produce undesirable effects to her health. We will keep her on the oxygen for at leave four hours and reevaluate her condition then. We will call you with the update at 1 o’clock.” Susan’s doctor explained on the phone with Patricia.“Thank you, Doctor, we will eagerly await your phone call. Talk with you soon, bye.” Patricia replied.“Well, Dear, how did this happen? We know that carbon monoxide fills the air outside, but our home should be sealed shut and oxygen should be pumping into our home.” Timothy stated.“I really don’t know, Tim. We will have to do some investigating. Let’s check out her room.” Patricia replied.Timothy and Patricia then moved from where they had been sitting since Susan left for the hospital that morning to Susan’s room.“Well, if this room has a leak somewhere, you would think that we would have some symptoms too.” Timothy suggested.“You’re right, Tim. But maybe there is just a low concentration of it in our blood now because we haven’t been in her room as long as she had, so we do not have any symptoms yet.” Patricia proposed.“Very true, Patricia. If that is so, where would the leak be?”They began to search the room for any suspicious or damaged aspects of the room. They searched up and down, left and right. Nothing could be found. They resorted to moving Susan’s bed and looking behind all other furniture just to be sure. Again, nothing.“You don’t think she did, do you?” Patricia asked timidly.“What? Oh, no, no honey, Susan would never.” Timothy assured her.Patricia was wondering if Susan may have left the house for a period of time, perhaps long enough to poison her. The possibility seemed impossible, so they disregarded it and agreed that carbon monoxide had to be leaking into Susan’s room. Therefore, with no source of leakage found, they took measures to seal off their own daughter’s bedroom so that no carbon monoxide would contaminate the oxygen that filled the remainder of their home. 1 o’clock would be there sooner than they knew, so they decided to eat some lunch first to get some food on their stomachs.

too toxic for us to breathe.

MCG wanted to prevent a loss of its population as much as possible

Its land was filled with trees and flowers, which were the perfect attractants for butterflies. In the right season, which varied based on location, when the weather became colder, collections of butterflies would dance into cities with warmer conditions and glide above the flowers. It was a glorious sight to behold and one that could be regularly observed.

This time in Mariposa’s history was referred to as the Air Shut-In.

Elena on the Rise

Suppression for Protection