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"We should test it if we can before we do anything with this. We don't want to be just unleashin it." You say and the old man looks down and nods
"Ayuh. Can do. When we find something to test a hive mind weapon on that won't cause problems, I'll let ya know." The Old Man says with a little bit of sass and a smirk
"I'm Serious."
"Aye! It's a reasonable request, just realize it's gonna be real hard to do! I guess we can try somethin on like a swarm of locust or somethin if I can get a base evolve on it, but it aint gonna be easy- lettin ya know now." He tells you and you nod.
"It's just the difference between doin this the right way and the wrong way. And where ya got a swarm of locusts that aint native to De'lormosa" You tell him and he sighs.
"I aint gonna argue it. I got ya. It will take longer- and I am sure I can pull something out of a bag of tricks, just don't expect right away." He says and ya nod.
"Everything alright ol man?"
"Ya mate. I am here to give ya hard answers, solve hard problems, and get back in shape in case somethin stupid happens." He tells you.
"Whaddya mean, there is no way you need to be on the front lines."
"I saw the book too. If it comes down to it, I need to be in as good a shape as The Emperor's 'companions'" He says making quotes around the word.
"If we do this right, keep the books circulation limited, we shouldn't have to worry about that." He says
"Mate- the last time someone told me to not worry about something- well," He looks down and takes a long breath
"Let's not talk about it just yet." He says.
"Okay old man! Ya are lookin good and strong though- but those lads that protect my creator- just lookin at them, I can tell that they had a lot of genetically created advantages and probably some kind--" You look at him and he smirks
"That's why. When you were dying. All that work, all you did- you wanted to make sure."
"Not quite. Let's just say that ya creator wasn't the only one who thought of something like a custodes. Hell ya sons have a lot of design influences of the work of my students- you seem to as well, nah. The Custodes seem to be hauntingly familiar to what my design of what a peak performance human could be if everything was taken to it's genetic extent with the right technology and yes Enuncia was also partially used in creation. My current form required things done a certain way. My older body was dying it technically died, but at the exact moment my regeneration cycle would begin, I decided to make myself a little bit better."
"So all ya, are like ya say perpetuals?"
"Some more so than others, I am a weird case. We didn't always even have a name. But yeah. But- I am trying to get in shape to stay on course with you if I have to in order to protect ya." He says and you bark out a laugh.
"What?! I swore on ya ma an da that I'd protect ya as long as I draw breath and live." You say
