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Normally, the lives of his colleagues would have been trivial; the security forces as a whole were, anyway. Maybe the years had softened him, but more likely, there were further protocols in place; Rix was used to dealing with morally bankrupt billionaires and benefactors – in a way, he was...

Rix was no slicer, though he was afforded a certain set of technological privileges when it came to this laboratory. It came with barebones security; no turrets, or anything of the like; after all, who could afford that these days? Regardless, held a skeleton key of sorts; primitive, sure, but...

Routine, the root of everything that was good and holy. Rix had deviated from that today; what with him practically obsessed with the Dashta eels he managed to obtain. Though he didn’t own the research facility his work was housed in, there were a few discreet benefactors funding him, and he...

“I see, you merely meant to play the Dark Side’s Advocate then, my apologies,” He responded, noting that there was an opportunity to bring up the Light Side’s Advocate instead, but instead deciding to keep their conversation curt and respectful in regards to the profession and the fact that she...

Though her speech did not have any malice behind it, Rix believed that her content was swiftly replaced by contempt following his mention of advancing to using prisoners of war. With the same calm voice, he shifted his stance to a neutral one, hands clasped at the top of his datapad while his...

“That is correct,” Rix responded matter-of-factly, giving her a curt nod. “In regards to reptilian species, I believe so, with about seventy-five percent accuracy. I believe it depends on the reptilian species in question; scalefish can survive in a variety of temperatures, ranging from surface...

“Ectothermic organisms vary from endothermic in their metabolic processes, which I found particularly intriguing due to the rate of organ swelling when exposed to varying temperatures, pressure, and climate. Given that ectothermic organisms operate at optimal metabolic rates when in favorable...

“Yes Ma’am. You may call me Rix if you would like; there is no need for formality when you address me.” He responded, acknowledging her scrutiny in how she looked at him. Part of him thought that she was simply trying to intimidate her, but further inspection of how she held herself assured him...

Rix was fairly new to the organization, serving on the team for a little less than a month. In the few days following his arrival, he spent most of his time combing through the available data on the virus, what with his studies at Lorrd University not exactly being geared towards AMS itself. The...