[ Of course she had. No trying to pin it on those. Or the doctors who handled them. Miles just bows his head slightly. If only his mother weren't here, then he might try lying. As it is, though, she'll crack him like an egg. It ... sort of makes this easier, knowing that he may as well just tell the truth. ]
They weren't scanning for the right things. I started having seizures after the cryorevival. Repeatedly.
[ Simon seems to be very still. On one hand, Miles certainly hadn't reported it. On the other, he also refused missions because of it. There's a lot to weigh there.
Aral breaks his silence, ] And you're fixing it with this... [ The gesture is towards the back of Miles' head. ] What is that?
[ Better than chopping off a courier's legs and then falsifying the records, anyway. Miles goes very taut when his father speaks. There's a man he really wasn't expecting to deal with today ... A confluence of duty and family he'd hoped not to face until after this was settled. But he nods, tilting his head so that they can see better. ]
It's a piece of the alien suits we were found in. They have the capability to heal injury, so it's possible they will prevent the seizures from happening. [ A beat. ] Dr. Weddell has already managed to trigger one with it.
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They weren't scanning for the right things. I started having seizures after the cryorevival. Repeatedly.
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Aral breaks his silence, ] And you're fixing it with this... [ The gesture is towards the back of Miles' head. ] What is that?
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It's a piece of the alien suits we were found in. They have the capability to heal injury, so it's possible they will prevent the seizures from happening. [ A beat. ] Dr. Weddell has already managed to trigger one with it.