Wed to the Alien Prince (Alien Brides Book 3) by C.V. Walter

Author:C.V. Walter [Walter, C.V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction romance
Publisher: Aphrodite's Pearl
Published: 2021-08-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

"Very little, actually," Mintonar said. "At first. They're going to learn what you're body looks like, how it functions, and what all the pieces do."

"Shouldn't you know that already?" Roger asked.

Mintonar sighed. "Yes, we should," he said. "And I thought we did. Humans are close enough to Orvax that most of their systems function the same way ours do in ideal circumstances. As we've been learning, most humans are not functioning under ideal circumstances."

"And the ideals are different for different humans," Mindy put in. "What works for one human can be disastrous for another. Our basic systems are the same, it's the details that will mess you up if you get them wrong."

"The sheer amount of variety possible for humans is astonishing," Mintonar said. "Theoretically, the Orvax should be capable of the same."

"Not if you fix all the anomalies," Kaelin said.

"What was that?" Roger asked.

"The anomalies," Kaelin said. "The little quirks in the genetic code that make people like me or my brother. You guys select for the strongest genetic match, right? The ability to make the strongest offspring?"

"That's right," Mintonar said.

"So, you have pairings that are meant to make good genetic kids and you have the bio-nanos that recycle any of the damaged stuff, right? Does that include, like, eggs and sperm with wonky genetic code?"

The question looked like it surprised Mintonar and the prince.

"It repairs damage to the cellular level," Mintonar said slowly.

"Okay, but how does it define damage?"

"It-" Mintonar started, then stopped.

Mindy and Molly were staring at her.

"What?" she asked.

"How do you know about that?" Mindy demanded.

"Doesn't everybody?" Kaelin asked, confused. "I thought everybody knew how cells worked? We covered it in biology in elementary school."

"It's not that simple," Mindy said.

"It might be," Mintonar said.

The women looked at him. "What do you mean it might be?" Molly asked.

"Oh, the details are going to be much more complex but that might be one of the questions we should start by asking," Mintonar said. "Which is why the only thing the bio-nanos are going to be doing is learning how she's made and what the implants do."

"They won't change anything?" Roger asked, the tension in his face telling her just how much concerned he was with what was happening. "How will they power themselves? io-nanos use damaged cells and waste to function."

"They have been told to use very certain bacteria and virii that have been identified by both the existing bio-nanos and the ones in the humans to be dangerous to fuel themselves. Dead cells are also acceptable but only after they've been analyzed."

"So, does that mean, what?" Kaelin asked.

"It means," Molly said. "That walking around the ship and interacting with as many people as possible will make them work faster."

"Oh!" Kaelin said and it felt like her smile was taking over her entire face. "And they won't change anything?"

"They can't," Mindy said. "Literally can't. They're going to act like well-targeted white blood cells, mostly, until we can get more information about how they need to react to your body to be more helpful.

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