The X-Project

Just a quick update for those of you who are actually still around and paying any sort of attention to the journals at this time.

As of today, Remy's been cleared to be healthy enough to leave the MedLab.

The test results came back on Meggan's powers. Between that and what she's told me, I think we now know what her mutant ability is.

Meggan has the ability to synch to other objects. Very much like Ev was able to do with mutant powers but she can do it with, well, everything. I think I heard Henry muttering something about her being a small, walking radio-receiver. Thankfully, she can only attune herself into one thing at a time--there's probably no way for her to be synched up to two objects at once.

The empathy we all know she has is actually a side-effect of this power (meaning she really only has one mutant ability that branches). Emotions are, after all, a basic presence just like everything else.

Her range is rather limited right now. Lack of training and her health have kept it to a minimum, though I highly suspect her range will rapidly start to grow. But, for example, when I gave her some metal to hold, she became denser (Amanda, if you're tired and are carrying her around, make sure she doesn't have any metal on her. Children have a natural ability to become heavier at will, or so it would seem, and this just adds to it.) This is why people have seen her fur change slightly while she's been getting in synch with other objects.

With the exception of emotions, this seems to be a touched based power. And, yes, it seems if she's preparing herself she probably won't be hurt by fire, electricity (I'm sure she gave poor Kurt more than a few gray hairs...) and the like. One at a time, though.

Recommendations:

Keep Meggan away from any toxic substances. On par for children, of course, but this is doubly important with regards to her powers. We might also want to keep her away from Jono until we've fixed his current state. I'm not sure what she would do if she came into contact with psycic energy of that kind.

Note to self: Restock lollypops in my office, she went through about 10 of them during this entire process.

For those of you who wish to see fireworks, I'm taking a van and heading into New York around 3 or 4 to find some good seats. (Never been to one of the big bashes of 4th of July, should be interesting considering how you Americans party.)

We'll stop for dinner on the way back.

Who's interested?

Ever since the Skippy incident, I know there are people who have been having a hard time with the things they had to do. I understand, I’ve been struggling with it myself.

I’ve been running some experiments these past few days, mainly for Jamie’s sake. I think everyone might be interested to hear some of the things I found out.

Skippy went through a great deal of genetic manipulation. To the point that it actually damaged his genetics. We all saw the results of a dupe falling unconscious or going into shock, not what Jamie’s dupes normally do.

From the way his cells were degrading, it seems that Skippy was dieing. Probably in a year, two at max if he didn’t use his powers too much, Skippy himself would probably have gone through much what his dupes went through. But, well, much slower over a period of time.

For myself, I’m still struggling with what I did but some of this helps, in a way. Skippy and his dupes…weren’t going to live a full and healthy life. In fact, it probably would have been much more painful than anything that happened to him before hand.

The damage is pretty extensive, to the point that had he been captured we would probably not have been able to reverse the damage.

Does it make it ‘right’ what I had to do? I guess that’s for each of us to decide. Does this help ease the fact that I had to do it? Some, yes. Surprisingly.

Hrm. It's 2:40 and Nathan's not back yet. He's shielding the link but it's still there. He did say this afternoon and, knowing Nate, it might stretch until later this evening.

I know he had training sessions with some of you, just push them back (in your mind) until tomorrow just in case he ran into traffic or something. (Nathan + driving = a little scary.)

I'm going to go try and find something to do with my time. Hrmph.

Another shout out for volunteer's.

Dr. Bartlet and Dr. McCoy have just started working on Remy, trying to stablize him and I'm holding down the fort in the MedLab until they're free. Sarah was kind enough to start the coffee pot brewing, so any help I can get will be given coffee (not mine) and just...

Damn it, be careful, there's enough blood on the floor to make things slippery.

Back from Lichtenstein.

A little worse for wear and yes, I brought someone home with me.

*tired amused grin* And yes, he's always that grumpy, Ali.

...There is a rock on my desk.

Why is there a rock on my desk?

*peers closer* There are also some rather...interesting marks on this...hrm.

I'm intrigued now.

And armed.

With a rock.

I'm intrigued and armed with a rock.

(My coffee pot broke, I am most put out...but I have a rock.)