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The REIII Fleet was effective, that was it’s job. In one year since the invasion of Norrington, it had picked itself up and revamped itself. Fox’s DNA security access ID was the first project that had been completed, compromising on all ideas from several parties. All Fleet members now had a small microchip with their DNA and personal access code levels implanted into the heel of their hand. This came with revamped security through out Fleet in the form of scanners for these chips.

Project Metamorphosis had been restored to it’s original proposition ideal. Captain Noris had seen the error in not letting progress happen, despite the mishaps that could occur. It kept Fleet out of date of what could be done on earth. Therefore, it had been granted back all of it’s original privileges. Any new candidates were rigorously tested before any acceptance to try and cut down on any suicide rates as was one of the problems with the project originally.

Project Cognizance had lost it’s Project Leader but with competent workers did not suffer for it. Dr. Fein had resigned her position in Fleet after the Norrington Incident, finding herself much happier to retire to a lone tropical island in some undisclosed location that she wouldn’t tell, probably for the fun of it. Her research was given to Fleet completely and she seemed happy to wash her hands of everything.

Project Catalyst wasn’t allowed as much freedom as it had been granted before. Now having to schedule when they needed power downs and the like, and also was restricted from more outlandish theories to be tested on mass scales. After all, they could prove a theory with a tiny amount of energy in a scaled experiment.

Project Echo found the most change. Jelena Trevale had proven that such mythical creatures could exist, that she could create them, they could survive in a typical environment and indeed be conditioned. A number of her specimens had died with the over-haul of Envision, their delicate immune systems eventually getting the better of them. However Captain Noris, rather than incinerate them, had them preserved and they stood in Radiance’s own little museum of it’s own developmental culture across all the projects.

Dr. Trevale had not taken the incident well, and with her delicate condition as well being made worse from being batted around by Norrington after a major surgery, Captain Noris put her on professional leave from her work for three months. Echo work handled by her staff that kept her updated.

However, Project Echo did not die. It’s original purpose had been scaled back and with permission from Captain Noris in very specific stated terms, some of the restrictions were lifted dealing with humanoid bioengineering. No they still weren’t allowed to create living humanoid beings, but they could create living tissue. With such goals in mind, Project Echo was linked with Project Metamorphosis in the issue. This is what Dr. Trevale returned to work on after her three month leave.

Doctor Robert Camp has also become permanent staff in Fleet and had quickly been folded into Meta Project, mostly working with Jessica as a Co-Project Leader like team as no official Project Leader had been determined yet.

Rennell Cryix, along with the others involved in the Norrington Incident was happy enough with his medal of commendation he had received for it all but otherwise he was his normal happy Lord Sunshine self, though he had his hand more involved with Meta restarting up.

As for Doctor Jelena Nicohlaiah Trevale herself….she adapted. Her three months of leave from her Project--though she didn’t leave Fleet she just didn’t work--did her some good. Allowed her to deal with the losses and to get her body back in working order. She still limped a little, but that was getting better as well. Being allowed back to work she dove right back into her new assignment. As a bioengineer, generating tissue such as muscle and skin was child’s play. Making it human was an ethical issue however and she had created an alternative of synthetic reproduction out of synthetic genetic code.

Now she was able to reproduce. for all intensive purposes. full thickness synthetic skin graphs that mimicked human skin. No feeling however in that and that’s where Meta came in and she had more or less been trained into sensor implantation in the material that was contact specific to bioware. Anyone of course whomever wanted to apply the modification needed a small bioware chip implantation as well. This was merely the first stage to the replacement parts as she called them. Bioware was still needed, this was just a covering that produced sensation.

At present moment she sat in her lab among various components and sheets of the stuff, looking down a microscope at what looked like a skinned and turned inside out hand, placing tiny sensors with tweezers and giving a spritz of nano-machines to help aid the process. Yes, still married to her work.

"I can't help but think that you're not here to enjoy the view of me working. This can't be that fascinating to watch." Was fascinating to her of course...she was creating and that was the important thing. Not to mention the thought of putting people at ease by being a step closer to what they had originally signed petitions for to get her up in Fleet anyway was a nice feeling. Kept her mind off of things. Turning away from her microscop she gave a look over her shoulder to him. "And I'm not being bad enough to warrant bedrest." Frankly she was surprised he wasn't off tormenting Eric and Lilia who were most likely tormenting each other.

"I sit in a chair, I poke at things or enter coding and direction. My God, I'm just so fascinating I shall surely inspire the masses to create a new religion around me based on their fandom and my charismic output." Chuckling some before a sigh and scooting aside her wheeled stool for him to have a look through the mircoscope at the tiny pinhead sized round chips.

"Latest fun thing from over in Meta, Jessica sent them over to me this morning. Their sensor points that are remotely channeled to a bioware chip. They supposedly guage pressure, texture, temperature all that fun feeling stuff. According to Jess, one could even get the feeling of something feeling tingly and asleep. I think she may be stalking you later."

"Humanish or just more friendly. Whatever you wish to call it. I can imagine after a life of feelings things and then not being able to anymore, that it would be nice to get such things again." Shrugging. "I'm just doing what's asked of me, people appreciate it, I'm happy." Though a blink at the mention of Rennell. "I think she wants to graft him and then stick feathers in him as well. She was asking me if I could do that in a veiled way. I will say, I'm tempted. All I need is a feather quill genetic thrown in and anyone can be growing feathers." Which was quite amusing to her.

"Cult, no cult, I'm still the same woman to them either way. Good for them in their stupidity. As I've told Noris before, anything I do up here that can possibly benefit them I'm not signing off on to transport down there and not even Captain Almighty can make me." Rolling back into place and placing a few more sensors before it seemed she was putting things away and sending an email to Jessica. That done she laced her hands behind her head and stretched arching her back. "I've been leaning over things too much lately." Still wasn't accustomed to her new-ish bioware somedays. But according to everything, a year was still considered you a newbie. "You want her to come back up here and torment us all?"

"That poor boy, it's no wonder he's jumpy around you two. You do torment him so. But I suppose you have to torment someone and since I'm the girlfriend I'm off limits. Joy among joys. Do you know I have nightmares about Jessica coming after me with various tools in hand? It's horrifying." Shaking her head she cleaned up and shut down what needed it, getting herself up and stripping off her gloves and giving him her full attention. "Okay then, I'm done for the day and I need coffee. Coming along?"

"I like to end pleasantly as I began. That and I don't think caffeine affects me anymore. Doesn't mean I don't still have nightmares." Leading him away from labs and to one of their favored little cafes in the general living quarters, sipping happily at her coffee as they sat. "I get a piloting license and you want to apply for Meta PL. Well, aren't we having a fun week." Yes...something she'd taken up in her free time that no one was really none the wiser to. "Well...if you don't mind the whole PL responsibility and what not I think you'd make a good canidate. You've bailed everyone out plenty of times to show you know what you're doing and you've seen more than your fair share of mistakes that shouldn't be made. Experience is on your side. A little less time for us probably but hey, you get forced off the job one week a month and I'm sure I'm close to being told the same."

"Well I thank you for the consideration. But don't expect me to call you boss or anything when I'm working Meta things. If I don't do it in the bedroom, it's not going to happen outside of it." Setting her coffe on the table with a giggle snort however. "God no not one of these things. That's like putting me behind the wheel of a mac truck. Just class A crafts. There's a lot of space out there, why not have fun. Besides, I look all sexy geared up for a flight."

That got a snicker. "I should throw my coffee on you, but it tastes exceptional today." Finishing off said coffee and leaning back as well, again with her hands behind he head to stretch out her back. Dr. Camp was quite intent on keeping her away from most pain medication and she had learned to deal most of the time. "I hope you have a high G force tolerance if you're thinking about that." Shrugging. "I found something that relaxes me, there's a lot to enjoy out in that vacuum. Or maybe I'm just that crazy by now. Either way, no throwing up and no passing out." Clicking a button on the side of her OODDs then as it beeped at her. "Oh drat....Eric got pulled to play Fleet Security again."