"The government must have taken things too far."
Catherine analyzed, "The Crystal Disease outbreak in North Carolina nearly became an Extraordinary plague sweeping the globe. Despite the danger, North Carolina adamantly refused the Star Association's intervention. This caused the Crystal Virus to rapidly evolve and mutate, drastically increasing the threat level. The Star Association isn't a pushover, so of course they'd be unhappy. The factions that don't favor North Carolina were bound to seize this opportunity to make a move against them.
But what I really want to know is, once North Carolina opens up, what's their plan for the Crystal Disease?"
"The Star Association must have a plan," the Plague Doctor said. "They never do anything without preparation. They've probably already developed a vaccine and a cure."
