Gadriel: Hmph. Leave it to Administrator Breen to completely misunderstand one of my most cherished projects. ...I suppose his mistake is understandable, from a certain point of view. I'll freely admit that the project to genetically modify Parasitics into Symbiotes was partially motivated by my own personal desires. I will also admit that one of the goals of my project was indeed to cause the new symbiotic creatures to transform their hosts into flawless images of sexuality and physical attraction, and the reasoning behind that was indeed the base, simplistic desires that Administrator Breen has accused me of. However, what that single-minded zealot may have skimmed over or even neglected to mention entirely, allow me to expand upon. Human beings infected with codename SymBiotics are not physically harmed by the infestation process, nor are they fully controlled. Put simply, a SymBiotic cannot force its host to do anything, merely adjust their brain chemistry until the host is so overwhelmed by sensation that they mindlessly follow the SymBiotic's desires. This is a critical difference for one reason and one reason alone: It means that removal of a SymBiotic from a host can be accomplished without causing the host to expire, nor will the host be so mentally damaged by their time under the SymBiotic’s control they will become broken and unusable. The point of this, of course, is to allow the retrieval and repair of lost Protection Officers. That is the primary and most important reason behind my project, and the driving force behind my efforts. The reason Administrator Breen cannot understand the importance I placed on this is because he views his Protection Officers as mere tools, a blunt instrument to beat the dissention out of his citizens, as easy to replace as they are to break. Compare that to my Protection Officers, who receive basic training and are equipped with pulse weapons. Once you see the difference, the reasons behind the misunderstanding between myself and Administrator Breen become clear. He does not realize how highly I value the preservation of my Officers, nor can he understand the sheer strength of loyalty this policy inspires among City One-Four's Civil Protection. When my Officers enter my city's Infested Zone, they know full well of the risk. They also know, however, that as long as they still breathe, my forces will never abandon them to their fates and will go as deep into the Infested Zone as we must to bring them back. With this knowledge behind them, my Officers will march into SymBiotic Hives without fear, and that is a result worthy of my time and effort, no matter how it is accomplished.
-Administrator 14
-Administrator 14
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