Kosuke frowned. He'd never seen this toxin in action before, but he knew of it. Despite the initial reaction, it was incredibly deadly. "Mr. Crowley," Kosuke said. "I'm afraid the entire town is already at risk. This is a toxin that can be injected into any organic or liquid substance, but is more often exposed to liquids. This is because as substances like water evaporate, they carry the toxin with it. It's already air borne by the looks of it. Once inhaled or consumed, the toxin acts as a hallucinogen. The initial effect is for people to become giddy. Then they are prone to engaging in dangerous activities, treating life like a game. The people infected will attempt to tear the town, and each other, apart."<br/><br/>He sighed and frowned again. "This poison was banned for all production and sale years ago. Using it is a class one felony. And we've all been inhaling it. As for the cure... Ironically, it's sleep. The effects of the toxin eventually dissipate from the air and evaporate from the body, but it takes a full twelve hours. In that time, an infected town could be reduced to ashes and rubble. In twelve hours the toxin will have faded from the food and water as well, but by then... Well, with their original plan, Mr. Jorman would have woken up tomorrow to see his city destroyed and everyone dead or injured."<br/><br/>"The good thing about sleep is the ability to dream. It fools the infected people into thinking they're causing all the chaos they could want, while they're actually sleeping peacefully. Besides that, it's impossible to be infected while asleep. The breathing is to even and shallow. The meager amounts of toxin inhaled cannot sustain themselves. The challenge in all of this, is to put every one to sleep. Though I fear if we do that, whoever caused this will simply come in and do the job themselves... Mr. Crowley, please take me to the water main. If I put a sleeping mixture in there, whoever inhales the toxin will also fall asleep."<br/><br/>Kosuke tied a cloth around his mask and nose. "Neither substance can pass through inorganic matter," he explained. "Please instruct the other guards to wear masks. Mr. Jorman too. He'll wake up in fifteen minutes, and I'm sure they'll show up when they see the town isn't being destroyed. "