"Happy new year!" At Eastern State, Chinese New Year songs broadcasted through the speakers of every mall. Shoppers bustled around each other, carrying bags big and small. It would be New Year's Eve tomorrow, and everyone was out to prepare for the celebration. Food and decoration were the main item on sale. For the past year, Eastern State had survived through a lot. At first, there was the dangerous flu, then came the fear of the legionella pneumonia and finally there was the shadow of the Mutated Scale Disease. Finally, they could put the horrendous year behind them. Everyone looked forward to a better new year.