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In the end, you decide to perform the procedure. You think of contacting Maktana and asking for permission... but no, it's easier to ask for forgiveness then ask for permission. Plus, you don't know if he'd trust you with something so delicate. But logically, you'd figure this baby would be the perfect test subject.
You insist the mother lay still while you do a few final “measurements” to her fetus, in reality, angling the laser device into its scalp. Stimulating the right spots- you try very hard to blast away only the blocking tissues and reopen that area for nutrients to flow. With the gyroscopic stabilizers in the tool, it makes this easier then you expected, but its still very delicate to maneuver a white-hot laser point in 3d space...
Finally, it's done. Without any fanfare, you pack up your things, despite the fact you're sweating. <span class="mu-g">”You're baby is perfectly healthy, mam. I wish you a good deliver.”</span>
“Oh, thank you! And thank the Star-Men!”
<span class="mu-g">”Thank the Starmen.”</span>
On the way back, you get in touch with Maktana on your communication device- linked with the lab.
<span class="mu-b">”Did you finish the procedure, Ton? Is the pregnancy terminated?”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”Nope. But I did fix him.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”...Excuse me?”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”You said he would be born without horns- so I fixed it with surgery. Just like you taught me- steady hands and minimizing internal damage. Now she gets to keep her baby, and he'll have horns.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”You do understand that's not what I asked, right? This is about eugenics, not medicine.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”Are you angry with me?... Am I out of the job?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”...Well, out information on in-vitro surgeries for Vetuckers and their recovery rates are basically nonexistent. You may well be the first licensed <span class="mu-i">Hegemony Medical Assistant</span> to ever attempt the procedure.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”Wait- I'm- Licensed? Really?!”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”It was going to be a surprise for when you came back. I suppose this would count as a good introductory exam...”</span>
