At the request of Eliza 'Ash' Cohen, Aurelia 'Six' Arnot sent Tachanka, Jordan 'Thermite' Trace, and Gustave 'Doc' Kateb to meet Ash at a command center outside of the city and initiate Operation Chimera. Those infected by the parasite began to be known as 'Roaches'. Over the next ten days, the parasite infected the majority of the town's population though government officials were able to successfully contain it for the time being. In February 2018, a mysterious alien Parasite dubbed the 'Chimera virus' was unleashed on the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
