A personal call

"Hello? Are the coms working?" You say, knowing full well that without Illiana's interference they are working fine.

"Mira! Mira are you ok?"

"I'm fine Markus, just an asteroid breach. Made a little bit of mess though. I don't suppose I can get a hand cleaning it up?"

"Of course, Mira, I'll be right down."

Illiana and Gloss smile at your performance.

You sit down at the terminal. Data fills the screen you work with Illiana and Gloss almost noiselessly. DNA from thousand of species runs across your screen. Occasionally Illiana directs your attention to a strand.

With the desired structures you turn your attention to Illiana's research. What she has done before her enhancement is remarkable. A designed retrovirus capable of altering human DNA.

You begin to put pieces together and let the matter replicators do their work.

You lick your lips. You can't wait to see Markus. You can't wait to see whether or not this works.