05-26-2025, 03:45 AM
The patient’s heart was punctured beyond repair, but the surrounding structures appeared to be sufficiently intact to support a transplant of an artificial organ.
Cindy’s analysis of the cranial implant was revealing. The device was connected to the patient’s hippocampus and appeared to be involved with memory retention. Cindy surmised that the implant would give the recipient near-perfect recall and could hold years of continuous data. Information was stored using a form of encryption that could only be read using the owner’s unique neural signature. Notwithstanding one’s opinion on such implants, the technology would impress even the foremost cybernetic experts in the Federation.
The implant itself was functional, but its connection to the brain had been disrupted, likely as a deliberate side effect caused by electrical interference from the plasma bolt. Unfortunately, the patient’s ability to create and store memories was tied to the implant. Removal in this state would cause significant brain damage, but temporary shutdown was possible while the patient remained unconscious.
Virtually all Federation doctors would hesitate to operate on such a sophisticated piece of hardware. Without access to Riani medical text or time to study, the Aquila team would be going in largely blind.
Cindy’s analysis of the cranial implant was revealing. The device was connected to the patient’s hippocampus and appeared to be involved with memory retention. Cindy surmised that the implant would give the recipient near-perfect recall and could hold years of continuous data. Information was stored using a form of encryption that could only be read using the owner’s unique neural signature. Notwithstanding one’s opinion on such implants, the technology would impress even the foremost cybernetic experts in the Federation.
The implant itself was functional, but its connection to the brain had been disrupted, likely as a deliberate side effect caused by electrical interference from the plasma bolt. Unfortunately, the patient’s ability to create and store memories was tied to the implant. Removal in this state would cause significant brain damage, but temporary shutdown was possible while the patient remained unconscious.
Virtually all Federation doctors would hesitate to operate on such a sophisticated piece of hardware. Without access to Riani medical text or time to study, the Aquila team would be going in largely blind.