Editing Episode 201: Crossroads, Part 1
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Another thing we don’t have is a cat. We’ve been on the ground for four months, there’s little chance we didn’t pick up vermin. Arden briefly considers finding a cat on Miranda, but visions of Reaverized cats roaming our ship is enough to table the idea. | Another thing we don’t have is a cat. We’ve been on the ground for four months, there’s little chance we didn’t pick up vermin. Arden briefly considers finding a cat on Miranda, but visions of Reaverized cats roaming our ship is enough to table the idea. | ||
− | Now that Brian’s as stabilized as he’s ever going to get, | + | Now that Brian’s as stabilized as he’s ever going to get, before we leave Arden finally gets his brain scan done. What he finds is disturbing: he has a second pineal gland. |
− | Pineal gland is reddish-grey and about the size of a pea in humans, and is part of the epithalamus. As an organ it produces melatonin, which in turn regulates sleep and circadian rhythm. Why Arden has two is a mystery. Is this why Arden is immune to the Pax? Would the pineal regulation of melatonin hinder the Pax effect—would it keep Arden from lying down and sleeping himself to death? If so, how? Melatonin makes people sleepy and having two glands would mean Arden had double the amount—yet somehow that is supposed to keep the Pax at bay? | + | Pineal gland is reddish-grey and about the size of a pea in humans, and is part of the epithalamus. As an organ it produces melatonin, which in turn regulates sleep and circadian rhythm. Why Arden has two is a mystery. Is this why Arden is immune to the Pax? Would the pineal regulation of melatonin hinder the Pax effect—would it keep Arden from lying down and sleeping himself to death? If so, how? Melatonin makes people sleepy and having two glands would mean Arden had double the amount—yet somehow that is supposed to keep the Pax at bay? Clearly further study is needed. |
Furthermore, a message pops up on the screen as he’s going over the findings. It is a message, saying:<br><br><br> | Furthermore, a message pops up on the screen as he’s going over the findings. It is a message, saying:<br><br><br> | ||
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Transmissible Spongiform Encephalitis? ''Mad Cow Disease?'' Usually contracted by ingesting the brains of infected animals. But here? In Blue Sun? And Reaver’s Disease? Does this mean that the disease victims become Reavers? Or is the disease transmitted by the Reavers? It’s a major WTF moment and until we can get off this rock, there’s nothing we can do about it. | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalitis? ''Mad Cow Disease?'' Usually contracted by ingesting the brains of infected animals. But here? In Blue Sun? And Reaver’s Disease? Does this mean that the disease victims become Reavers? Or is the disease transmitted by the Reavers? It’s a major WTF moment and until we can get off this rock, there’s nothing we can do about it. | ||
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The night before we leave, we gather around the table to discuss where we’re going to go. We have Rick’s Cortexisodes to broadcast to the public at large and Jake’s camera footage to send back to the show producers. The second we hit ‘send’, our anonymity is forever gone, as our faces are beamed into every home with a CorVue. Rina’s not particularly overjoyed at the prospect, but consoles herself that should she gain celebrity it will be as a reality show character. Which people just don’t take seriously. She’s hoping it’ll be enough to shield her. We decide to make our best way to the nearest Cortex Relay station to send our material where it needs to go. | The night before we leave, we gather around the table to discuss where we’re going to go. We have Rick’s Cortexisodes to broadcast to the public at large and Jake’s camera footage to send back to the show producers. The second we hit ‘send’, our anonymity is forever gone, as our faces are beamed into every home with a CorVue. Rina’s not particularly overjoyed at the prospect, but consoles herself that should she gain celebrity it will be as a reality show character. Which people just don’t take seriously. She’s hoping it’ll be enough to shield her. We decide to make our best way to the nearest Cortex Relay station to send our material where it needs to go. |