Rei's Brain
I took Rei's name (full name Reinard) as a variation of my Dad's name. When I originally created the character back in 1973 when the novel was VIRUS 5, he was much younger. Pretty much a kid.
In the modern version of Rome's Revolution, he is a man, roughly 25 years old when the story starts. Throughout the course of the novels, culminating with the flashbacks in Rome's Evolution, you get a better sense of his character. He is smart and a good problem solver but he has a sense of humor. He is also a very loving husband and father. The man he ends up becoming was definitely not the man we first met when the story opened.
Rei's brain was altered by events through the course of the story. Being frozen for 14 centuries and then having his mind melded with Rome's and then genetically modified caused his brain to evolve as well. Rome hints at this when she tells Rei:
In a kind of Flowers for Algernon kind of way, Rei really does grow smarter. He really does get to use more of his brain. He goes from being a passive, slightly shallow person to being a man of action. You can see his confidence grow during the course of the novels. In Rome's Evolution, you can see that he is unwilling to accept a diagnosis of paralysis. You can see that he is fully aware that his thinking process was compromised by the explosion. You can see that he had no fear in attacking Steele although I think he was a bit foolhardy in that action. Finally, when it comes time to fight the ethereal battle, he has no hesitation.
So here's to Rei's brain. He is a good man and has matured to the point where he eventually becomes the de facto leader of all of Deucado. He ultimately rises up to become head of the Galactic Union after we begin encountering other species. You'll find out about that starting with the novel entitled The Milk Run.
In the modern version of Rome's Revolution, he is a man, roughly 25 years old when the story starts. Throughout the course of the novels, culminating with the flashbacks in Rome's Evolution, you get a better sense of his character. He is smart and a good problem solver but he has a sense of humor. He is also a very loving husband and father. The man he ends up becoming was definitely not the man we first met when the story opened.
Rei's brain was altered by events through the course of the story. Being frozen for 14 centuries and then having his mind melded with Rome's and then genetically modified caused his brain to evolve as well. Rome hints at this when she tells Rei:
Rome leaned forward to touch his forehead then motioned to hers.But even Rome does not understand fully the changes that occurred in Rei.
“It is the bands, Rei.” She looked him in the eye. “I told you. We are our own samanda now and more. We are Asborodi Cimponeti, our spirits are one.”
In a kind of Flowers for Algernon kind of way, Rei really does grow smarter. He really does get to use more of his brain. He goes from being a passive, slightly shallow person to being a man of action. You can see his confidence grow during the course of the novels. In Rome's Evolution, you can see that he is unwilling to accept a diagnosis of paralysis. You can see that he is fully aware that his thinking process was compromised by the explosion. You can see that he had no fear in attacking Steele although I think he was a bit foolhardy in that action. Finally, when it comes time to fight the ethereal battle, he has no hesitation.
So here's to Rei's brain. He is a good man and has matured to the point where he eventually becomes the de facto leader of all of Deucado. He ultimately rises up to become head of the Galactic Union after we begin encountering other species. You'll find out about that starting with the novel entitled The Milk Run.
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