>Lucas took the blood sample - just at tiny prick off the end of Lasiter's finger - and put it into his scanner. He looked into it, fiddled with it a bit, and then said, "hmm.."
> Lucas appeared slightly discomfited at being among the high-ranking
> officials, but his interest was picqued at the mention of a broken Bond. He opened his medkit. "Uh... Admiral," he said tentatively, "if I may take a blood sample, I should be able to determine whether you the Bond is still intact within a few seconds."
>
"Of course, Dr." Lasiter answered.
He looked up, suddenly aware again that he was in the presence of High-Ranks. "Sorry," he said, "Well, the Bond is still intact. Nothing's changed, except that your cells aren't receiving a signal anymore. I mean, what I mean is... it's like the comm channel's open, but nobody's speaking on the other end."
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