The thick dossier slapped the table with a heavy, satisfying thud. Lucas spoke briefly of the scene before him, and then mentioned that the actual debriefing session would be in two hours. Upon hearing this, Thea got up from the table and spoke, "Well, I'd love to stay, but conversation isn't exactly my forte." She left the room to go outside, and Dan followed soon after in the same general direction.<br/><br/>"Hmm... don't tell me ol Danny Boy is gonna try and get a little action too, eh?" Gerhard thought quietly. "I knew his interest in men, but maybe he's bi?" The thought was an interesting one. Upon thinking it, however, a sad wistfulness filled Gerhard's body and mind. "You know... I don't really know him all that well. None of them, actually."<br/><br/>All these thoughts progressed dutifully in sequence through Gerhard's head, such that in thinking about them his eyes suddenly fell onto the Dossier on the table. Like a bolt of energy, the answers to just what he had signed up for lay right in front of them. Gerhard took up the Dossier, and began flipping through it's pages.<br/><br/>There was quite a bit about him. Information on his history, the history of his father, and even the conflict with the Flaming Skulls, that ridiculous motor gang that had so tormented them, he and his family. All things considered, Gerhard was shocked that they had done such a thorough job in researching him. He continued to read while holding a biscuit in his mouth, flipping the pages until he came across the technical specifications for the cybernetics chip so recently implanted inside him.<br/><br/>"Hmm..." Gerhard suddenly lifted his eyes off of the page and looked at Lucas. "I'm sorry for reacting the way I did, Amato. Seems to me like your one of the few younger kids camping along with all these old geezers, Crayton and Miss Nanasawa not withstanding. Their patience has probably rubbed off on you a bit, I imagine."<br/><br/>Gerhard continued to read the Dossier whil sittingg on the table. The heel of his left foot sat solidly on the surface on the metal chair he had been sitting on. His other booted leg splayed outwards and down from the edge of the table. His legs were long enough that they didn't dangle, although he did raise his heel, so as to make a connection to the floor with the ball of his foot.<br/><br/>The dossier mentioned the hormone therapy effects. Gerhard's bones would continually gain in density until they reached an upper limit, beyond which increased effects would yield diminishing returns and the chip would deactivate in that respect. The increase in bone density was linear, with an approximate increase in one normal mass gain approximately every hour. With an upper limit of approximately 80 times the density of normal human bone, Gerhard could expect to reach maximum density shortly within 3 days.<br/><br/>The dossier also mentioned some projected increases in normal body mass, due to the increased effort to move his limbs. It looked like this was only a side effect, however, and the chip specifications couldn't give a precise estimate of increased musculature ability. The final increase in strength would depending on too many other factors.<br/><br/>Gerhard addressed Lucas once more: "Hey, question. Have you got a hard on for Theadora? You two seem to be pestering each other enough. There's probably more to it than just genuine dislike. Personally, I find her pretty attractive. Thoughts?"<br/><br/>Gerhard continued to munch on the Rye bread he had appropriated earlier from the Kitchen stocks. The Dossier continued describing the various interface mechanisms within the chip. It looked like the default mode was for the chip to decrease sensitivity in the lower limbic system, providing for less side effects and pain during the healing period.<br/><br/>The original interface mechanism would require the patient to perform empathetic tasks in order for the chip to respond appropriately and switch modes. Apparently this was only an initial interface mechanism, however. Over time, the patient would be able to bypass this approach via simple thought processes. The empathetic approach was only there to train the chip to integrate itself with the end user's upper nervous system.<br/><br/>Gerhard let out a slow whistle. "You really thought this through, Amato. The technical specification themselves are pretty advanced, but I didn't think there was still the manufacturing capability left in the outlands to make such complex machinery. This is some impressive work. I guess."<br/><br/>There was quiet only for a few minutes longer. The waking staff and other members of the resistace would soon begin to flood into the cafeteria for morning meal.<br/><br/>"So how about it? Do you like her, or not?"