ResearchPherocyteMastery

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Research Pherocyte Mastery
Solution
Complete the "Pherocyte Mastery" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
The Hydras produce pherocytes within their own bodies. But there seems no theoretical reason why it should be impossible for us to produce them using our own bio-industrial base. Using the new technologies that have been developed in the wake of the Hydra arrival, we hope to develop a new, improved form of pherocyte which holds the potential to bring us success in this confrontation.		The resource investment has been enormous, but I am pleased to report that our pherocyte project has finally borne fruit. Using micro-cultivation factories, we have developed portable units capable of mass-producing our own "neopherocytes" that produce mind-affecting substances to our own directions. Not only can we approximate the Hydra's ability to compel obedience, but we can do so significantly more quickly and in greater volume. The neopherocytes do carry some drawbacks. Our artificial production systems unfortunately lack the thousands of years of evolution of the Hydra pherocytes, so they are somewhat less efficient; any given quantity of neopherocytes will be overridden by a similar quantity of their Hydra equivalent. This can, however, be compensated for by increasing the volume of the dose. A sufficiently large quantity of neopherocytes introduced into a Hydra system will drown out the native pherocytes and allow for control. Care must be taken not to overdose: we have discovered that a sufficient volume of neopherocytes can cause seizures and brain death. On a related note, our R&D department has requested new human and Hydra subjects for research. Although it is early days yet, our neopherocytes appear to work quite effectively upon humans. We lack the ability to perform the "on-the-fly" adaptation that the Hydras can accomplish, so we have had to program our neopherocytes more generally, aiming to encourage compliance with our representatives and contentment with the subject's station. We believe that with fine-tuning, we should be able to produce different strains of neopherocytes optimized for subjects in differing professions, encouraging varying traits to mold subjects into ideal workers. All of our strains have some tendency to suppress creativity and independence, but this seems an acceptable trade-off. On a related note, our research may have recreational applications; several of our personnel have individually approached us asking for modified neopherocyte strains for use upon subjects of romantic interest. This has the potential to be enormously profitable in the companionship industry. Once the Hydras are dealt with, of course. On the negative side, it seems unlikely that the more pro-alien factions will be happy with our breakthrough. The "Servants" and "Protectorate," believing as they do in Hydra superiority, are likely to react extremely negatively. It seems increasingly probable that our relationship with these factions will end in direct conflict.
Quote
The opportunities from this line of investigation seem endless.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Research Pherocyte Resistance
Can be completed by Project:		Pherocyte Mastery
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