I think nereus = shapeshifter from a Greek God, but also "near us", as in near France = Belgium. If this is the case, it would refer to the extradition of the Chinese spy. Who could also be potentially dangerous but worth exploration, explaining the vagueness of the egg, as in maybe this will work. If only Belgium had better landmarks! Looking for hartley connections.
and nereus = near us?
Or, near U.S.???
near US, something france-related: Haiti
Recent news concerning Haiti?
Kidnapping of 17 missionaries and reemergence of afrifan swine fever (disease that plunged country into chaos in 1982 !) The disease year is uncertain, but at least this article https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/04/02/to-snuff-out-swine-fever-haiti-slaughters-all-its-pigs/6b9be8a9-a586-44d0-87c8-eefd94940f92/ says that slaughter of pigs started at least "since last may" - a year earler. 1982
Project mockingbird started to translate news of reemergence around 10/12 (https://www.wired.com/story/another-global-pandemic-is-spreading-among-pigs/)
That's a good take. Swine flu, or maybe even the smallpox, since it is a small Apollo object.
The DS is already setting up the narrative for smallpox.
I think nereus = shapeshifter from a Greek God, but also "near us", as in near France = Belgium. If this is the case, it would refer to the extradition of the Chinese spy. Who could also be potentially dangerous but worth exploration, explaining the vagueness of the egg, as in maybe this will work. If only Belgium had better landmarks! Looking for hartley connections.