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subnautica2016-09-20 10:41 pm
inject) wrote in subnautica2016-09-20 10:41 pm
[OPEN][TEXT] khaara threat update: signs and symptoms
I have information regarding the Khaara. Read attached form.
> Analysis of the disease contracted by the base in the months previous was undertaken with regard to the available information on the Khaara. Using these methods it was possible to conclude that the disease is in fact related to them. Similarities between samples of the disease in the lab and the Khaara on record are comparitive to a human to an ape - they share a common ancestor.
> Evolution in bacteria occurs over a much quicker time than in complex species. With this in mind, a century, perhaps two, can be hazarded as the amount of time it took this strain to develop. In that time, it adapted to the local environment by relying on the local species for survival rather than conquering.
> They are a collective. The samples reacted to each other in their culture dishes and grew as one entity.
> Distance is no barrier. A dish placed as far away as the other side of the base continued to grow in the same pattern as one in the labs.
> The illness makes local animals stronger. The Khaara samples weaken as it rearranges the animal DNA. It forces a rapid evolutionary process. The animals become violent. Key signs of infection, therefore, are aggression, weakness, and mutation. The illness can be spotted by previously detailed strengthening aspects.
> Both can be contained with enzyme blockers. Repeated booster shots are a must for treatment to be effective.
Now if you excuse me, I'll be going for a drink.
> Analysis of the disease contracted by the base in the months previous was undertaken with regard to the available information on the Khaara. Using these methods it was possible to conclude that the disease is in fact related to them. Similarities between samples of the disease in the lab and the Khaara on record are comparitive to a human to an ape - they share a common ancestor.
> Evolution in bacteria occurs over a much quicker time than in complex species. With this in mind, a century, perhaps two, can be hazarded as the amount of time it took this strain to develop. In that time, it adapted to the local environment by relying on the local species for survival rather than conquering.
> They are a collective. The samples reacted to each other in their culture dishes and grew as one entity.
> Distance is no barrier. A dish placed as far away as the other side of the base continued to grow in the same pattern as one in the labs.
> The illness makes local animals stronger. The Khaara samples weaken as it rearranges the animal DNA. It forces a rapid evolutionary process. The animals become violent. Key signs of infection, therefore, are aggression, weakness, and mutation. The illness can be spotted by previously detailed strengthening aspects.
> Both can be contained with enzyme blockers. Repeated booster shots are a must for treatment to be effective.
Now if you excuse me, I'll be going for a drink.
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Could they be a reason why the Emperor and the Dragon got sick?
[ more just if they were relatively new but adapted in a fast time, and had started that a hundred years ago, which is vaguely around when the Emperor got sick... who knows. all she's seeing is "this makes people sick and is those alien bacteria" and wondering if that, too, could be part of what had hurt the old creatures in the deeps. aggression, weakness, mutation. who knows. not her, that's for sure. ]
Or the Emperor, at least.
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Too many variables. We need to narrow it down.
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For the time being, however, any question is worth pursuing on this topic.
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