[Medicine] Quarian born with functioning immune system

Quarian born with functioning immune system

Sarris’El vas Rannoch, Rannoch Herald

Less than two months after conclusion of the first post-war elections, the unified people of Rannoch have reached another historic milestone: early prognosis indicates that Spera’Tal vas Rannoch, barely a day old, will live the rest of her life without the confinement of an envirosuit.

Named after the Khelish word for ‘hope’, Spera’Tal was born without complications after an eight-month period of examination and in-utero therapy from the Rannoch Division of Special Projects. Subsequent tests revealed that her baseline allergic reaction to nonsterile substances was only slightly inferior to a turian’s. “Nothing I could say would do justice to this feeling,” said Maia’Tal vas Rannoch, fresh from maternity decontamination, at the Special Projects announcement this morning. “To know that my child will grow up without the problems that plagued the quarians forever, and that a whole generation will follow her...considering what it means for our people, ‘Spera’ was really the only name we could’ve chosen.”

Special Projects member Raeda’Carr vas Lemwill, head of the research team behind Spera’Tal’s development, extolled both the scientists and the tech that made the project possible. “None of this would have been possible without a united Rannoch,” she stated to the press, alongside Executive Researcher Telesis. “Our expertise and technological prowess, along with those of the geth, have made it possible for us to someday leave these suits behind, and for future generations to never need them at all. Through the geth, we can clearly see the future of the quarian people.”

Admiral Quorum, representing the Admiralty at the presentation, declined to comment beyond stating that Carr’s assertion was ‘demonstrably correct’ and that Spera’Tal’s birth was ‘an historic occasion for the people of Rannoch.’

Am I the only one who teared up?

Incredible.

You're not alone.

I imagine Pariah probably teared up too, if only in the knowledge that her stupidity has condemned her children to her fate.

Congratulations, I guess. No, seriously, good for you guys.

Just, uh, don't let those geth start tweaking too much else, okay?

Yes, because being strong, hyper-intelligent beings with functional immune systems, that would be terrible.

Geth technology can be used for incredibly impressive augmentations. It would be foolish for the quarians to turn it down.

It's nice to see they're using the tech.

He has a valid point while Xen is still in charge of special projects, what with some of her intentions...

Look, you guys may have a lot of stuff going for you right now, but you're still not out of the woods yet, Mr. Smug. Just because you're best friends with the geth now - which is kind of ironic, considering you guys are the ones who made them the scourge of the universe for a little bit, yeah - doesn't mean that it'll stay that way. Last I checked, geth were individuals now, and not all of them are happy with you.

This is... wow.

I-

If-

Well-

It's just

GREAT news.

This is certainly going to bring out some fascinating research as time goes on, might learn a new thing or two along the way.

Yes, yes, you're a jealous, broken little girl (What were you exiled for, by the way? Murder? Rape? Worse?) who simply cannot deal with the fact that the Quarians and Geth have, in fact, reconciled and is intent on being a huge bitch about it.

We realized.

Pity her children, assuming she ever gets out of her suit long enough to have any.

Are you programmed to only communicate in false equivalencies?

We really need a catchy name for when people try to win an extranet argument by comparing things to reapers/husks.

Idiots?

Maybe a Geth infiltrated her suit during the war and changes all her extranet posts.

Pretty sure a geth would be more subtle.

Well shit! This is great news! If the Quarians and Geth can beat hundreds of years of immune deficiency, gives me some hope for the rest of the galaxy rebuilding and moving on.

This is but -one- incident in recent births.

It's a hopeful sign, and I hope eventually every quarian is like this newborn.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure what good it will do for the still-living, immune-deficient.

Huzzah for the quarian race! This is wonderful news. Didn't quarians have a bit less impressive immune systems in the first place, and now this baby has values not far from a turians? The geth must've done some serious modifications. I'm not sure what I think about that... I mean, after all they've done for us and quarians I guess we all should be thankful, but the jump from boogeyman to heroes is not exactly short.

wah wah I'm still confined to my suit and my 'migrant fleet 2.0' but I still have my freedom to be miserable and whine!

Back on topic, this incredible! Just imagine what we could reach with more cooperation with the geth?