Assimilation with REALIAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is the typical symptom of DME poisoning that the skin becomes hard * DME poisoning DME poisoning are the symptoms that occur when Realian body tissue, primarily central nerves, are taken into the body. Realian body tissue is transported into the brain by blood flow, unites with central tissue of humans who ingested it, and is made to mutate. In the case that the tissue union is rejected, the person who ingested it dies. In the case that the union is successful and rejection does not occur, ingestion of continuously new tissue is necessary, and if ingestion cannot be performed, strong withdrawal symptoms occur. Because the joined tissue itself transforms with the growth of inner-brain networks, complete detachment and removal is impossible, and at the present time, a complete medical cure has not been established. There is only medication to curb the poisoning symptoms as a coping treatment. The hardening of the skin that is seen on Virgil's face is a typical symptom seen in those who have DME poisoning. * Narcotic Because pleasant feelings brought about by central nerve union is superior to any drug that is being presently confirmed, there is information that it is being traded as a narcotic in remote regions out of reach of the Galaxy Federation Government's control. If rejection occurs during the union of central nerves, the ingestion of Realian body tissue is a dangerous act that does not escape from death, but because there are tools that can measure whether or not there will be rejection before ingestion, the increase of poisoning patients is still not suppressed. This pre-ingestion examination's reliability is high, though it is not something that exceeds 80%, and its safety is difficult to say. * The existence of a drug organization There is also confirmation of many people who take up the occupation of dismantling Realians that have become garbage and making their central nerves available on the underground market. The quality of the narcotic is determined by its effect. In Realians, there are types of various separate uses, and there is also a delicate difference in the central nerves according to varieties such as that. Also, according to whether they are new or old models, a difference is produced by their state of deterioration. It cannot be verified just how distinctions such as this influences the effect of the narcotic, but for the smugglers and the users, it is recognized to become such an important distinction that a price-difference arises. For that reason, there are many occurrences of Realian pillaging incidents, and such. Because there is gossip that nearly all unaccounted-for Realians had their central nerves extracted, it is considered that they are incidents connected to drug crimes such as this. Considering that large-scale pillaging incidents have broken out, and that there is systematic crime, the Galaxy Federation Government is also pouring power into putting an end to this. * The act of ingesting Realian body tissue is ingested orally. The tissue that was absorbed from the digestive tract, rides the bloodstream, and is transported to the brain. In the past that appears in Shion's flashback, there is a scene where a Realian woman is being "eaten" by old-style combat Realians. Also at that time, it is considered that the union of central nerves was being conducted. Because there was no indication of rejection from the union, the group of Realians must have become dependent, and they became an existence that ate each other one-by-one. * Eating Eating is an act that provides, to the interior of the body, substances that compose of the body. Human flesh advances towards decay. Beyond the decay, is death. In order to escape from death, it is necessary to newly reconstruct the flesh that will break down. That is renewal; that is growth. Growth is death and rebirth at a short span, and eating is a necessary act for the sake of rebirth. Food is considered to be raw material that reconstructs the body, and it is possible to say another way that the act of eating means "assimilation with food". Orally ingesting the body tissue of Realians, this leads to the phenomenon that unites with those central nerves. Realian body tissue may not be food, but it is considered that what is occurring as a result is the same kind of phenomenon as eating. Someone that despises Realians will indulge in Realians as a narcotic. Due to assimilation with the subject that is despised, he falls into an existence that despises himself, and because he cannot bear that stress, he once more ingests Realians and repeats this over again. It is a spiral of self-contradiction that the drug-addicted person falls into. * Eating and assimilation When wishing to understand a loved-one, there are those who learn the desire of assimilation. It is a wish to inseparably connect oneself and a companion. It is a longing to comprehend to such a degree that they become one body. When that desire runs out of control, cannibalism emerges. However, humans eating Realians is not an act of cannibalism. Normal eating is not an act that is conducted due to the desire to assimilate. The ingestion of Realian body tissue that Virgil performed-- was it to search for a narcotic-like effect? Was it that he longed for assimilation with a loved-one? Was it due to hunger? Or was it some entirely different purpose? Onboard the Woglinde, he made the utterance, "They were delicious," but in any case, those words can be confirmed. Therefore, whichever reason cannot be specified at the present stage from his speech and conduct. Probability of unchanging corresponding phenomena... 90.34668% p.076. Eating (Culture) p.048. First Lieutenant Virgil (Character) -- image: "They were delicious!" =============================================================================== Translated by jinxhaas. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. These translations, however, are owned by the individual translators. Please ask permission from the author before copying these translations for any purpose, other than your own private use.