Xix is relieved that Emily is so happy to see the macrophage. That suggests it's friendly to him. And it's cute.<br/>He sighed a bit at Olapen's reply. "Well, if you're going and engineering these vessels, but not adequately caring for them, isn't it sort of an ethical issue?" he asked, "I guess just giving them a healthy human lifespan is less conspicuous than creating an immortal -if you can- but this kind of damage...it'd be pretty unfair to shoulder someone with the kind of burden having Swiss cheese for a spleen would cause...didn't you say Steph was aware of you? She hasn't...actually spoken to you once."