Calling Dr. MINIMCOM

Yesterday, Rei Bierak, along with you the reader, found out that his back had been crushed and he was now paralyzed from the waist down in the beginning of Rome's Evolution. But as I also mentioned yesterday, I had no intention of leaving him that way. After all, this is the 35th century.

Here is where MINIMCOM explains how he might go about repairing what would be unimaginable today:

     “Not necessarily,” MINIMCOM interjected.
     All eyes turned to him. “What do you mean?” Rome asked.
     “OMCOM sent along the complete capabilities of Rei’s genetic enhancements when he delivered our clone. It is well within Rei’s capabilities to heal himself.”
     “I’d like to hear this,” Russell said stepping toward the end of the bed. “How is that remotely possible?”
     The livetar held up his hand and the air shimmered in front of him. The palms of his hands morphed into holo-projectors. The image displayed was a three-dimensional projection of a portion of the human spine.
     “OMCOM gave Rei a pill five years ago. It contained an extra chromosome which gives Rei some rather unique capabilities. Among other things, it was specifically designed to enhance and restore his spine.”
     MINIMCOM twitched his hand and separated the 3D image into two sections. “All I would need to do would be to reform his crushed vertebrae back to their original structures and open up the central canal.”
     A section of the simulated spinal cord glowed red. Individual long, thin threads of axons and dendrites glowed with a downward wave connecting the upper section to the lower section. MINIMCOM added an animation of sparkles which presumably represented neural impulses.
     “Once his spinal cord has been freed, Rei’s natural, or perhaps unnatural, recuperative powers will do the rest of the work. His brain will re-energize or even re-wire the spinal cord as needed. Within a month or so, his spine would be completely and totally healed.”
     Rei shook his head slowly. “I know you can do just about anything but this? Are you going to cut me open?”
     “That will not be necessary.”
     “Then how are you going to see in there? How will you know what to fix?”
     “I will not be able to see directly,” MINIMCOM replied. He smiled slightly. “However there are some ladies who I am certain would be willing to help.”
     “What?!” Rome cried out, fear creeping into her voice. “You would inject Rei with VIRUS units?”
     “Constructors, yes,” MINIMCOM said calmly.
     “You’re going to inject me with VIRUS units?” Rei said, restating the obvious. “How do you know they won’t just eat me up from the inside?” he asked worriedly.

Ewww. MINIMCOM is going to inject Rei with nanites? Well, I guess in the modern world that no longer seems like such a bizarre concept but it is something that my imagined world of the late 21st century never really conquered. I'd like to know more. Perhaps tomorrow, MINIMCOM can explain the proposed technique in more detail.