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To: Forge, JH
From: Bartlet, Madelyn



Forge,

Sorry to drag you into medlab on a Saturday night, but I really need some help with Haroun's test results. There's some figures that are just off, but I can't figure out if it's a malfunction of the 'ware or not. Come and see me in my office asap?

Madelyn.

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[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Sure. Let me finish something up here, and I'll be right down. Does this mean I'm cleared to see Mr. al-Rashid's cybernetics schematics?

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[x-madelyn.livejournal.com]

Out of neccessity, yes. I don't know what the hell I'm looking at here. The usual medical confidentiality applies. If I'm not there when you get there, wait - I'll be just checking Hank's okay and will be back soon.

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[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Oh, Dr. McCoy's not going to be assisting? Probably for the best - I'm not sure I could be a lot of help, I mean, I might stub my toe down there and get taken off of walking privileges for a weel.

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No, Hank won't be assisting... Look, I don't want this put about the school, but you've probably already noticed he's acting oddly, and once you see his previous analysis of things, you'll realise it's more than just him over-reacting to a situation. There's something seriously wrong. What it is I'm not sure of yet, but I'll be running him through a fairly intensive set of tests tomorrow, but whatever it is, it's got me worried.

Haroun comes first, 'though - these hormone levels are just insane, and he can't go on like this. So help would be appreciated.

Maddie.

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[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Down in the analysis lab right now comparing the MRI data with the stuff on file. Even setting aside my nigh-uncontrollable urge to get my hands on the actual hardware, this is proving to be a challenge. How old are these schematics? Stuff doesn't match up right, not sure if this has been noted.

There's stress patterns in the lower extremities - not sure from what, but from personal experience, if he's got any feeling at all in his lower back, it's got to be KILLING him. I had the same problem before making adjustments about a year ago. Also, the support struts are showing some serious weird magnetic patterns under the MRI - almost like they had ten times his body weight put on them. Was he trying to lift the Blackbird or something?

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*nods* He's been having back problems, yes. During the mission in Canada, when we brought the kids back, he tangled with a gravity manipulator, so I'm guessing that'll account for the stress patterns.

Can you focus on the hormone implant for me? He's coming in nearly twice a day for filtering, and that isn't good for him at all.

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Holy crap, to use a decidedly nontechnical diagnosis - he's completely fucked.

Whatever these hormones do - I'm still not exactly clear on the biology - Mr. al-Rashid is getting about 300% of a normal load according to these systems reports.

It looks very weird to see "testes implants" in print, you realize. But they're apparently designed to give a standard constant dosage, I guess the way us guys' natural ones do. That's baseline A-1 in the attachment I sent along with this.

The last reports, A-3 through A-21, like you said - off the charts. It's like the hormone implant's stuck in emergency dump mode. From just the design specs to go by, I'd say that he's got more testosterone constantly running through his system than a mad bull. I'm sure that's not good.

Hey, this might be something, might not - my prosthetics have a biofeedback system that works through the nerve induction implant. Basically, it uses the nerve signals that come from "phantom pain" and keeps them going, through tactile sensor technology in the implants. In short - I can feel with my fingers just like when they were flesh and blood. I designed it myself, and could probably adapt it to Mr. al-Rashid's design. It'd give him an actual physical awareness of his cybernetics' systems instead of relying on the computer's report.