Author's Note: Ho Ho Ho! I come bearing not one gift, but two! Merry Christmas everybody and Happy New Year!
Scipio's Log: Entry 0.017 - A Year in Review
"Well... I could say we've made some headway, but it doesn't negate the fact we have not made any real progress. The serum appears to be perfected, but there is no super-solider.
"I suppose I shall take time to review what gains we've made. Doctor Bolivar has been able to incorporate DNA from the Firrerreo and Abyssin, in order to promote rapid healing and potential regenerative abilities. Doctor Amnon Lesk has finished the Protocol Four serum, to be injected separately. As for the Sunstorm serum itself, I would say it is a ready as it could be. Botsk seems to think otherwise as he thinks there are more natural abilities we could infuse into the final product.
"No matter... if we can't have some measure of success then I'm afraid this whole project will come to ruin.
"Yes... ruin... speaking of which, another test subject died today. Subject eight-e-nine-two, an Ithorian. The cause of death was rampant muscle growth that resulted in decay and disintegration. His body simply could not keep up with the sudden enhancement. Yet another issue to mark down. It seems as though the recipients are simply unable to handle the desired enhancements we want to see. The serum promotes muscle growth, taking the subject form its current state and rewiring the DNA to ensure that the subject always maintains a perfect physique. And yet the developed bodies of every test subject we've had so far succumb to the further enhancements. It's almost as if they cannot handle anything further than what their bodies have already allowed. They're adults, they're not growing any further, development as ceased.
"I shall discuss this matter further with my colleagues at a later date. We will see if our combined intellects might be able to draw any further parallels."
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Scipio's Log: Entry 0.018 - A New Direction
"As noted in my last log, I spoke with my fellow scientists associated with Project Sunstorm about my belief concerning the inability of fully developed bodies to handle further physical development. Doctor Novo reached a similar conclusion, as has Doctor Secrona. We reviewed our findings and have come to the conclusion that we cannot accept any more adult test subjects. They all simply result in failure and we cannot afford many more of those. We need results and we need them now.
"In examining the biological cycle of growth and development in the average species, we have concluded that a far younger individual, who is still susceptible to bodily change and physical development. I suppose this means we will have to ask for... child test subjects now. I can only hope that there is a willing orphanage somewhere within our territories.
"Admittedly, while the science is sound, I am not sure how to handle this new development. I've always been used to working with more adult individuals, as they are able to vocally commit and state their desire to do this. We do not take the unwilling here at Project Sunstorm, only the willing, those who wish to help the Separatist cause. It... It makes me wonder... is a child technically an unwilling participant?"
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"Bah! Get it together Scipio! No need for remorse or any such related feeling. This is a noble cause, a true cause! Anyone who participates deserves to feel honored. This is a privilege, not a criminal sentencing."
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