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''[[https://questden.org/wiki/Viral_By_Committee Viral By Committee]]'' is an InteractiveComic posted on Website/QuestDen, run by a user called Doors.
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''[[https://questden.org/wiki/Viral_By_Committee Viral By Committee]]'' is an InteractiveComic a ForumQuest posted on Website/QuestDen, run by a user called Doors.
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!!''Viral By Committee'' contain examples of:
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* PhoningThePhantom: When Anarchy first speaks using Alex's mouth, they initially address Alex directly. They're promptly advised to address Alex in first-person instead, so that people (including Alex) will see Alex thinking out loud rather than holding both sides of a conversation.
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On reread I noticed Contagion refers to Sloth using male pronouns.
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* PointyHairedBoss: Sloth is described as incompetent and selfish, letting subordinates patch up the damage they cause and even double-crossing allies.
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* PointyHairedBoss: Sloth is described as incompetent and selfish, letting subordinates patch up the damage they cause he causes and even double-crossing allies.
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* DigitalAvatar: In every mental conversation they're part in, Anarchy appears as a set of hands, whereas their true form looks like [[spoiler:a [[https://questden.org/kusaba/image-for/questarch/1045570 tree]] encased in protective gel]].
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* DeadlyLunge: As Alex leaves the radio tower, a zombie climbs a nearby fence and tries to pounce on Alex as they flee on bike.
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* PerceptionFilter: As far as we know Alex can see just fine what happens around them, but other entities have filters all over the place. The Nulls are initially [[spoiler:cut from the nanite network]] by the Liminal Quarantine, the [[spoiler:zombie nanites]] see through a filter that scrambles faces and text[[note]]but ironically not CAPTCHA text, because ''the filter doesn't notice it's text''[[/note]], the Committee is first seen through a filter [[spoiler:making them look humanoid]], and in the second chapter Alex is explicitly dreaming, which greatly distorts what they see.
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* PerceptionFilter: As far as we know Alex can see just fine what happens around them, but other entities have filters all over the place. The Nulls are initially [[spoiler:cut from the nanite network]] by the Liminal Quarantine, the [[spoiler:zombie nanites]] see through a filter that scrambles faces and text[[note]]but ironically not CAPTCHA text, because ''the filter doesn't notice it's text''[[/note]], the Committee is first seen through a filter [[spoiler:making them look humanoid]], Alex themself (and a lot of infected people) are stopped from knowing what's happening inside them by a "data filter" to prevent suicide, and in the second chapter Alex is explicitly dreaming, which greatly distorts what they see.
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* AntiMentor: In the end, Sloth's only positove contribution ended up being this, showing [[spoiler:Contagion]] exactly what NOT to do.
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* AntiMentor: In the end, Sloth's only positove positive contribution ended up being this, showing [[spoiler:Contagion]] exactly what NOT to do.
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* HumansByAnyOtherName: Everything related to the infection refers to humans as "[=VCs=]", which is later explained to mean [[spoiler:"Vector Candidate"]].
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* HumansByAnyOtherName: HumansByAnyOtherName:
** Everything related to the infection refers to humans as "[=VCs=]", which is later explained to mean [[spoiler:"VectorCandidate"]].Candidate"]].
** In the second chapter, [[spoiler:the dream filter uses the term "[[Literature/LeviathanThomasHobbes Leviathan]]" for both humans as a civilization and parts of the human body, while using "[[HostileTerraforming Planet]]" for the human body as a whole]].
** Everything related to the infection refers to humans as "[=VCs=]", which is later explained to mean [[spoiler:"Vector
** In the second chapter, [[spoiler:the dream filter uses the term "[[Literature/LeviathanThomasHobbes Leviathan]]" for both humans as a civilization and parts of the human body, while using "[[HostileTerraforming Planet]]" for the human body as a whole]].
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Note: Alex is nonbinary and most other characters are implied to be genderless, so everyone on this page goes they/them pronouns.
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Note: Alex is nonbinary and most other characters are implied to be genderless, so everyone on this page goes by they/them pronouns.
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* HumansAreSpecial: [[spoiler:Contagion]]'s manifesto ([[https://questden.org/kusaba/questarch/res/1039664.html#1043826 SPOILERS]]) mentions human inventiveness and adaptiveness as rationale for their special project plan.
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* HumansByAnyOtherName: Everything related to the infection refers to humans as "[=VCs=]", which is later explained to mean [[spoiler:"Vector Candidate"]].
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* NoZombieCannibals: Zig-zagged. Fully turned zombies will work together, but before that they're competing for resources and the strong may well eat the weak.
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* MundaneUtility: The Security Bypass researchers study the immune system to work around it, but also discover that macrophages produce acids that could be useful in manufacturing.
* NoZombieCannibals: Zig-zagged. Fully turned zombies will worktogether, together [[spoiler:even over radio]], but before that they're competing for resources and the strong may well eat the weak.
* NoZombieCannibals: Zig-zagged. Fully turned zombies will work
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Note: Alex is nonbinary and most other characters are implied to be genderless, so everyone on this page goes they/them pronouns.
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* HonestCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Contagion]] genuinely does his best to run their project with environmental preservation as a major priority. Their convictions born in large part from seeing firsthand what damage a corrupt and incompetent project lead can cause, their previous boss Sloth having caused their project's catastrophic failure with a string of short-sighted and selfish decisions. There ''is'' a possible blemish in [[spoiler:Contagion]]'s past, but they were still under Sloth's orders at the time.
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* HonestCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Contagion]] genuinely does his their best to run their project with environmental preservation as a major priority. Their convictions born in large part from seeing firsthand what damage a corrupt and incompetent project lead can cause, their previous boss Sloth having caused their project's catastrophic failure with a string of short-sighted and selfish decisions. There ''is'' a possible blemish in [[spoiler:Contagion]]'s past, but they were still under Sloth's orders at the time.
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* ZombieInfectee: The story starts mere minutes after Alex gets bit, and Alex's friends no longer trust them. Alex pleads to them to leave them alive but split off. [[spoiler:Since the zombie virus is already influencing Alex's mind, their friends were right.]]
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* ZombieInfectee: The story starts mere minutes after Alex gets bit, and Alex's friends no longer trust them. Alex pleads to them to leave them alive but split off. [[spoiler:Since the zombie virus is already influencing Alex's mind, their friends were right.right to be wary of them.]]
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* AntiMentor: In the end, Sloth's only positove contribution ended up being this, showing [[spoiler:Contagion]] exactly what NOT to do.
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* PrinceAndPauper: a mysterious contact high-ranked among the alien invaders offers dream-Alex the means to impersonate them, allowing both Alex to get insight on the invaders' upper echelons and the contact to go snoop without their absence being noticed.
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* PerceptionFilter: Alex can see just fine what happens around them, but other entities have filters all over the place. The Nulls are initially [[spoiler:cut from the nanite network]] by the Liminal Quarantine, the [[spoiler:zombie nanites]] see through a filter that scrambles faces and text[[note]]but ironically not CAPTCHA text, because ''the filter doesn't notice it's text''[[/note]], the Committee is first seen through a filter [[spoiler:making them look humanoid]], and in the second chapter Alex is explicitly dreaming, which greatly distorts what they see.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Dream-Alex's invader disguise consists in a giant calculator and a ridiculous helmet.
* PerceptionFilter: As far as we know Alex can see just fine what happens around them, but other entities have filters all over the place. The Nulls are initially [[spoiler:cut from the nanite network]] by the Liminal Quarantine, the [[spoiler:zombie nanites]] see through a filter that scrambles faces and text[[note]]but ironically not CAPTCHA text, because ''the filter doesn't notice it's text''[[/note]], the Committee is first seen through a filter [[spoiler:making them look humanoid]], and in the second chapter Alex is explicitly dreaming, which greatly distorts what they see.
* PerceptionFilter: As far as we know Alex can see just fine what happens around them, but other entities have filters all over the place. The Nulls are initially [[spoiler:cut from the nanite network]] by the Liminal Quarantine, the [[spoiler:zombie nanites]] see through a filter that scrambles faces and text[[note]]but ironically not CAPTCHA text, because ''the filter doesn't notice it's text''[[/note]], the Committee is first seen through a filter [[spoiler:making them look humanoid]], and in the second chapter Alex is explicitly dreaming, which greatly distorts what they see.
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* DogFoodDiet: At the end of the first day, Alex manages to scavenge a few tins of cat food.
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''[[https://questden.org/wiki/Viral_By_Committee Viral By Committee]]'' is an InteractiveComic posted on Website/QuestDen, run by a user called Doors.
It follows Alex, who is trying to survive a ZombieApocalypse after splitting from their friends due to [[ZombieInfectee getting bit]].
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* DreamSequence: The second chapter takes place as Alex is dreaming of an interplanetary war.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Contagion]] genuinely does his best to run their project with environmental preservation as a major priority. Their convictions born in large part from seeing firsthand what damage a corrupt and incompetent project lead can cause, their previous boss Sloth having caused their project's catastrophic failure with a string of short-sighted and selfish decisions. There ''is'' a possible blemish in [[spoiler:Contagion]]'s past, but they were still under Sloth's orders at the time.
* NoZombieCannibals: Zig-zagged. Fully turned zombies will work together, but before that they're competing for resources and the strong may well eat the weak.
* PerceptionFilter: Alex can see just fine what happens around them, but other entities have filters all over the place. The Nulls are initially [[spoiler:cut from the nanite network]] by the Liminal Quarantine, the [[spoiler:zombie nanites]] see through a filter that scrambles faces and text[[note]]but ironically not CAPTCHA text, because ''the filter doesn't notice it's text''[[/note]], the Committee is first seen through a filter [[spoiler:making them look humanoid]], and in the second chapter Alex is explicitly dreaming, which greatly distorts what they see.
* PointyHairedBoss: Sloth is described as incompetent and selfish, letting subordinates patch up the damage they cause and even double-crossing allies.
* SyntheticPlague: It quickly turns out the zombie plague is artificial and controlled by some shady organization.
* TomatoInTheMirror: The readers [[spoiler:are parts of the very plague infecting Alex]].
* ZombieInfectee: The story starts mere minutes after Alex gets bit, and Alex's friends no longer trust them. Alex pleads to them to leave them alive but split off. [[spoiler:Since the zombie virus is already influencing Alex's mind, their friends were right.]]
It follows Alex, who is trying to survive a ZombieApocalypse after splitting from their friends due to [[ZombieInfectee getting bit]].
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* DreamSequence: The second chapter takes place as Alex is dreaming of an interplanetary war.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Contagion]] genuinely does his best to run their project with environmental preservation as a major priority. Their convictions born in large part from seeing firsthand what damage a corrupt and incompetent project lead can cause, their previous boss Sloth having caused their project's catastrophic failure with a string of short-sighted and selfish decisions. There ''is'' a possible blemish in [[spoiler:Contagion]]'s past, but they were still under Sloth's orders at the time.
* NoZombieCannibals: Zig-zagged. Fully turned zombies will work together, but before that they're competing for resources and the strong may well eat the weak.
* PerceptionFilter: Alex can see just fine what happens around them, but other entities have filters all over the place. The Nulls are initially [[spoiler:cut from the nanite network]] by the Liminal Quarantine, the [[spoiler:zombie nanites]] see through a filter that scrambles faces and text[[note]]but ironically not CAPTCHA text, because ''the filter doesn't notice it's text''[[/note]], the Committee is first seen through a filter [[spoiler:making them look humanoid]], and in the second chapter Alex is explicitly dreaming, which greatly distorts what they see.
* PointyHairedBoss: Sloth is described as incompetent and selfish, letting subordinates patch up the damage they cause and even double-crossing allies.
* SyntheticPlague: It quickly turns out the zombie plague is artificial and controlled by some shady organization.
* TomatoInTheMirror: The readers [[spoiler:are parts of the very plague infecting Alex]].
* ZombieInfectee: The story starts mere minutes after Alex gets bit, and Alex's friends no longer trust them. Alex pleads to them to leave them alive but split off. [[spoiler:Since the zombie virus is already influencing Alex's mind, their friends were right.]]
