Act 09: Out of our League

[Captain Larraq]

Mesen'loras Campaign
Act 09: Out of our League

(Skek'zus Quall)

It had taken days of searching and hours of negotiating back and forth over the holonet before Mr Larraq had been able to find a suitably skills Yuuzhan Vong Shaper. In truth, it had taken the Mandalorian a considerable amount of time to locate an individual that so much as claimed to be a shaper. It had taken days beyond that for him to locate one with evidence to back up the claim. But at last, Shaper [member="Aynea Savan Xyhn"] had agreed to a set of terms and made her way to Ord Cestus.

In that time, Skek'zus Quall had been busy. Constant tweaking and changes to the genetic code, plus a few short-run cloning attempts to confirm the accuracy of the computer model had left him confident that the core of the Mesen'loras's genetic code was stable and ready for final production. Skek'zus had even made a few improvements. Small alterations here and there had resulted in vast improvements in several key organs and even in the organelles that existed within the cellular structure of the Mesen'loras. A few minor tweaks had improved the circulatory system and optimized the internal layout of the passenger compartments.

The ship... The creature... It was nearly complete. The fact that it needed the intervention of another to reach perfection was a constant source of shame and aggravation for Skek'zus. But in the end, he resigned himself to the fact that he had reached 'near perfection' and took what solace in it that he could.

 

[Captain Larraq]

Skek'zus waited patiently in his lab, reviewing simulated growth projections and re-reading fetus dissection documents from the aborted clone testing. With any luck, Skek'zus would be able to learn from the woman. It was a subject of both mild curiosity and perversion among Qellan... Yuuzhan Vong biotechnology. There were a great many similarities... and a great many differences. Even at a glance, it was obvious to most scientists where the differences lay. But for Skek'zus... He had the opportunity to learn a great deal about the similarities and differences of the biotechnology. Everything from methodology to common strings of genetic code. He had an opportunity to learn exactly where the difference between the two technologies lay.

And hopefully, the completion of this project would open the doors to many more great things for Skek'zus. They simply needed a few Yuuzhan Vong biot organisms from this Savan woman. More specifically, they needed to create actual symbiotic organisms that would grow from the Mesen'loras's own flesh as it developed. A type of natural, desired tumor.

A minor difference to a layman like Mr Larraq. But a whole new world of complications for a bioengineer. And for the creature that they were creating... It was the difference between making an abomination as a toy for wealthy space-goers and creating a true, unique, self-sustaining species.