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Well then perhaps they were wearing ear plugs. On the other hand it might support the alien theory, if indeed their bodies have a different molecular structure, then I suppose it's plausible that their cells "liquify" at a different frequency.
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I really, really don't think they're aliens. As to whether their genome is off the shelf, as it were, or a custom job, well, how are we to say?
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To follow up on this, I'm currently watching "Ariel" on DVD, and I took a moment to pause the playback at a couple of spots to try and check out the layout of the security station. It seems that the Blue Hand Group was standing in a sort of "foyer" area, talking to the head Agent Cop Guy over a sort of counter. Based on the way the Agent and the other security guys were looking, I think it looks like all of the security people were standing in front of the Blue Hand Group. Therefore, it's possible that the Ebola Ray is actually directional.
However, because of the high-pitched whine-type sound the little Magic Wand was emitting, I still personally think it was omnidirectional, because the way it was used -- taking down everyone in the room at once -- implies it's designed as a mass-murder, "clean-up" type device ("cleaning up" in the sense of making sure no trace of River, or information about her, is left behind -- it's probably the messiest "clean-up" device ever conceived!).
Therefore, such a device would be infinitely more useful if it were omnidirectional, so that everyone in range (which is probably immediate earshot, roughly speaking) would be taken down at once. Otherwise, there's a chance that someone unaffected could sneak up behind the wielders and attack them. (And the Blue Hand Group seems like they're not really the sort for physical violence -- er, hand-to-hand combat, that is. But then, neither does River. )
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