ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Surveillance Transcript PERIOD: Colony Era SPEAKERS: R. Jeremiah, cybernetics specialist [ID: RJER], S. Qin, geneticist [ID: SQIN] TOPIC: Biocybernetic Grafting SUMMARY: Discussion regarding an abortive experiment. The limb mentioned appears to be specialized for combat operations. =================================================================== [RJER]: …not too surprised that it failed. Moreno didn't keep notes so much as vomit out the contents of his brain every few weeks… and going by these logs, he didn't have much of that left by the end. [SQIN]: Let's have a little more respect for the dead. [RJER]: Mm, that'd have more impact if you weren't microplaning that arm like it was Parmesan cheese. [SQIN]: Don't talk about food right now. And a severed limb is different from a deceased colleague. [RJER]: You know there used to be a guy attached to that arm, right? [SQIN]: I think "a guy" is underselling it. Whoever this was attached to was something… [RJER]: Something else? [SQIN]: Yeah, that's a start. //ERR: DECRYPTION FAILURE … [SQIN]: …won't like no for an answer. He's looking for anything that gives him more firepower. [RJER]: He'll have to find it somewhere else. Cybernetics are custom-made for the host, so we're at a dead end. The implant doesn't recognize Moreno's weird goo as valid human tissue. [SQIN]: We can't leave with nothing. Let's try something less ambitious: just the interface chip from the limb. Submerge it in the modified growth medium and see if it assimilates. Moreno's notes talk about something like that. [RJER]: Moreno didn't have anyone holding him accountable. We try that and it doesn't work, it'll damage the chip beyond repair. [SQIN]: Everything's beyond repair around here. What do we have to lose? =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [ ]