He's alive! Part 2

Yesterday, Rei received several shocks, all at once. Not only was he thrown into a makeshift jail but he also received a transmission from MINIMCOM who was assumed to be dead, being crushed and all underneath the Ark II. However, in the world of Rome's Revolution, nothing should come as a surprise. In this next part, Rei finds out about more changes that OMCOM made to his physiology.

     “OMCOM made a few…enhancements to you.”
     “OMCOM?” Rei said out loud. “How did he do that? When?” Then, in his thoughts, he said, “When did he do that?”
     “Do you recall the pill you took before you left Skyler Base? You were informed that it was gene therapy.”
     Rei thought back to the yellow pill. “That was supposed to fix my back. Not make me a telepathic mutant. What else did OMCOM do to me?”
     “He did not share all of his plans with me. Just this one because he felt I needed to know. He may have hinted at some others.”
     “Oh my god!” Rei thought to himself. “I gave one of those pills to Rome. And to Captain Keller. All my people. Are we all going to turn into some sort of creature? Are we going to end up slaves to the Overmind?”
     MINIMCOM chuckled. Even though Rei could not hear it, he could feel it. “You are so colorful. No, the pill you took will only enhance your current abilities. This new capability uses electromagnetic radiation, not PPT modulation. It is just a slight variation on the blece and stilo that all Vuduri carry around in their brain. The only difference is yours transmits continuous speech instead of data. There will be no Overmind. OMCOM told me to tell you that it would just be a telephone in your head, whatever that means.”
     “Great. So you and I can chat. Big deal. How does that help me?” Rei thought to himself. “I’ve got to get out of here. I’ve got to get to Captain Keller. I have to warn him about the Vuduri. And the Stareaters! And Rome. Oh god, Rome! What am I going to do? We’ve got to get ready. MINIMCOM, I’m, I’m spinning here.”
     “I might be able to help you. You need to calm down and figure out your priorities. I think going to see Captain Keller should be your first order of business. The rest will follow.”
     “All right. First things first. How do I get out of here? How can you help?”
     “As you can imagine, I have had some time on my hands, so to speak, sitting here, crushed under a 7000 tonne Ark. Also, the VIRUS units that you so thoughtfully placed on board me broke loose. There was no oxygen within to keep them dormant. It took me some time to convince them that eating me was not in their best interests.”
     “Ugh,” Rei thought. “I’m sorry about that.”
     “It is not a problem. As it turns out, they have been quite helpful.”

What exactly did MINIMCOM mean by that: helpful VIRUS units? More tomorrow...