05-06-2021, 09:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2021, 09:56 PM by Marcus DuBois.)
Marcus looked around. The sense among the others wasn't excitement. It was duty. Given the choice, Marcus was pretty sure what he'd choose. On the one hand, using the Force to hunt was appealing. But there was no finesse to this. No satisfaction. No sense of...justice. Calculating and dispensing what was deserved. These were just wild animals, beasts that needed to be put down. There was no power in that. He'd have to figure out another way to satiate that desire.
So, then, this needed to be useful in a different way. Nox seemed bitter. The story he told was explanation enough. It was intriguing. That he had been infected was expected. But that there was an element of control? Something else entirely. "Strange things indeed." He focused, considering. Was this an evolutionary development? Did Nox just happen to be the one who 'caught' the virus or whatever it was? More data was needed to do a projection. "It does make me wonder as to what is going on. Whether it was intentional or not."
He thought for a moment, looking at Ascendancy. "It could be designed to destabilize the empire. Rot it from within. Effective. If foolish." It wasn't a bad idea. Provided, of course, you had a way to either turn it off or make yourself immune. It was one of the dangers of biological warfare- and one of the reasons all but lunatics thought them useful. Sworn enemies refused to use them against each other. You didn't put out something that could kill you. At least, intelligent people didn't.
He looked at Ascendancy, raising his eyebrows. "If it's even a possibility...It could be beneficial to have intelligence look into anyone who might have the capability of developing this. And even if it's naturally occurring, well, that's not much better." He looked at Nox's supplies. Ascendancy's message had said it might be a longer foray. But he wasn't sure he'd brought everything he'd need.
Still, he could learn something here. Any and everything could be useful. Even the men before him, the Rods and Nox. To say nothing of the Ascendancy. He just had to be smart and pay attention.
So, then, this needed to be useful in a different way. Nox seemed bitter. The story he told was explanation enough. It was intriguing. That he had been infected was expected. But that there was an element of control? Something else entirely. "Strange things indeed." He focused, considering. Was this an evolutionary development? Did Nox just happen to be the one who 'caught' the virus or whatever it was? More data was needed to do a projection. "It does make me wonder as to what is going on. Whether it was intentional or not."
He thought for a moment, looking at Ascendancy. "It could be designed to destabilize the empire. Rot it from within. Effective. If foolish." It wasn't a bad idea. Provided, of course, you had a way to either turn it off or make yourself immune. It was one of the dangers of biological warfare- and one of the reasons all but lunatics thought them useful. Sworn enemies refused to use them against each other. You didn't put out something that could kill you. At least, intelligent people didn't.
He looked at Ascendancy, raising his eyebrows. "If it's even a possibility...It could be beneficial to have intelligence look into anyone who might have the capability of developing this. And even if it's naturally occurring, well, that's not much better." He looked at Nox's supplies. Ascendancy's message had said it might be a longer foray. But he wasn't sure he'd brought everything he'd need.
Still, he could learn something here. Any and everything could be useful. Even the men before him, the Rods and Nox. To say nothing of the Ascendancy. He just had to be smart and pay attention.