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== Plot Summary == == Plot Summary ==
− A squid-like predator on the jungle world of Berceuse in the [[Barada]] system features an [[w:Symbiosis|endosymbiotic lifeform]] in its blood that can easily repair almost any damage to its host body within minutes. A [[House Davion]] research project has been trying to genetically modify humans to accept the symbiont since the [[Star League era]], and by [[2835]], after several setbacks and funding cuts, has produced the so-called Basilisks, humans with reptilian eyes and notably bland facial expressions, who can reattach severed limbs and recuperate from massive injury in a matter of minutes, as long as enough blood remains for their symbionts to repair the damage. They also have heightened senses including infrared vision, and are said to be immune to a range of chemical and biological weapons. + A squid-like predator on the jungle world of Berceuse in the [[Barada]] system features an [[w:Symbiosis|endosymbiotic lifeform]] in its blood that can easily repair almost any damage to its host body within minutes. A [[House Davion]] research project has been trying to genetically modify humans to accept the symbiont since the [[Star League era]], and by [[2835]], after several setbacks and funding cuts, has produced the so-called Basilisks, humans with reptilian eyes and notably bland facial expressions, who can re-attach severed limbs and recuperate from massive injury in a matter of minutes, as long as enough blood remains for their symbionts to repair the damage. They also have heightened senses including infrared vision, and are said to be immune to a range of chemical and biological weapons.
Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff. Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff.
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− | A squid-like predator on the jungle world of Berceuse in the [[Barada]] system features an [[w:Symbiosis|endosymbiotic lifeform]] in its blood that can easily repair almost any damage to its host body within minutes. A [[House Davion]] research project has been trying to genetically modify humans to accept the symbiont since the [[Star League era]], and by [[2835]], after several setbacks and funding cuts, has produced the so-called Basilisks, humans with reptilian eyes and notably bland facial expressions, who can | + | A squid-like predator on the jungle world of Berceuse in the [[Barada]] system features an [[w:Symbiosis|endosymbiotic lifeform]] in its blood that can easily repair almost any damage to its host body within minutes. A [[House Davion]] research project has been trying to genetically modify humans to accept the symbiont since the [[Star League era]], and by [[2835]], after several setbacks and funding cuts, has produced the so-called Basilisks, humans with reptilian eyes and notably bland facial expressions, who can re-attach severed limbs and recuperate from massive injury in a matter of minutes, as long as enough blood remains for their symbionts to repair the damage. They also have heightened senses including infrared vision, and are said to be immune to a range of chemical and biological weapons. |
Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff. | Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff. |