#encrypted logs

CHOZO ENCRYPTION KEY: ⋞⋗⋄⦡∇ BIOMETRIC SCAN IN PROGRESS: . .. … IDENTITY CONFIRMED: SAMUS ARAN. DNA STATUS: 37 PERCENT CORRUPTED.

Honestly? The fact that the computer recognizes me is a good sign, I think. I'm not too far gone. Though if I was, I probably would have suffocated in my sleep when I ate the energy for the life support systems. I'm not sure if that's comforting or not. At least there would be no more Metroids.

We have some samples of the gene serum, dubbed QRX in honor of Quiet Robe and the X that gave itself to teach me that fresh Thoha DNA will give me control back. I haven't tried it yet because... I'm admittedly a little worried it won't work. Robbing myself of that bit of hope would be painful, to say the least. It's a good idea to collect what data I can on this before it gets too out of hand.

I guess I should also talk about what happened. I don't often have dreams. I clear my mind before sleep. Last night was different. Call it what it was, a nightmare. Wasn't Raven Beak. Might have just gone to 100% if it was. Wasn't Mother Brain either, because I think the result would have been the same. No, it was Neo Ridley, the X copy of the scaley bastard. I just... I had the entire fight play through again, and that gods awful screeching...

I woke up, adrenaline spiking. My teeth are sharp, fingers are elongated a bit. There's a tinge of red in my irises. No inadvertent draining, so that's a plus. This isn't ideal, not by a long shot, but it could be worse.

ADAM is still in sleep mode. I didn't want to wake him for this. I'll have to soon, to administer the serum and monitor the results, but if this log is in the system, he'll catch up quickly.

Damn you, Raven Beak. You've been a shadow over my whole life, and even in death caused me issues.

CHOZO ENCRYPTION KEY: ⋞⋗⋄⦡∇

BIOMETRIC SCAN IN PROGRESS:

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IDENTITY CONFIRMED: SAMUS ARAN.

DNA STATUS: 12 PERCENT CORRUPTED.

It's been a while since I last made a log. Well, since I've made one of these. Most of my notes lately are audio logs made while in my suit. Physical therapy is the act of healing an injury through physical stimulation. Recovering from an amputation requires PT, and getting out and about has helped my Power Suit regrow its missing pieces much quicker than remaining on standby. Lately, I've been pushing the Speedbooster to its limits to finally correctly map the capabilities it has.

I should probably make a note before continuing. The Thoha gene serum works. I had hoped to not need to test it so rapidly, but here we are. It's not as effective as I had hoped, but this is likely due to the fact that I'm comparing a few CCs of it to an entire Chozo's worth of these genes. Still, it's reassuring to know I have some way back from the brink. The next goal is to either concentrate the formula for stronger doses or maybe create some sort of manufacturing module for the suit. Find some way to fuel it through Metroid draining? A more literal method of Thoha controlling Metroids?

A project for another day. ADAM, please load in the test data from my last Speedbooster run.

TEST DATA LOADED. TEST DURATION: 3 HOURS 52 MINUTES SUSTAINED MOVEMENT. KINETIC ENERGY GENERATED THROUGH MOVEMENT REPURPOSED TO CREATE AN ANTI-MATTER ENERGY PROJECTION IN A NON-VISIBLE SPECTRUM. ADDITIONALLY, MINOR ENERGY USAGE TO MAINTAIN SUIT MOVEMENT UP TO MAXIMUM LIMIT OF CHOZO/HUMAN HYBRID'S TOLERANCE. TOLERANCE NOTED TO INCREASE WITH REPEATED USAGE SINCE FIRST ACQUISITION OF SPEEDBOOSTER MODULE.

Four hours? That's so much shorter than it felt like. Then again, being left alone with my own thoughts would result in something like that. I'm not sure if that energy can be used for anything else, though knowing the Chozo, there's plenty of secrets to find out in that one module.

Additionally, Raven Beak called my loss of abilities "physical amnesia." Now, it's entirely possible he was lying. Likely, in fact. I was unconscious around him. For all I know, he simply hacked into my Power Suit and uninstalled the modules, then gave them to the E.M.M.I. It made me think, however. I arrived on ZDR with largely organically acquired abilities taken from the X Parasites. The only two I had that weren't taken through the X were missiles and bombs, and the bombs relied on the Morph Ball, which I got from the X. Without that, no Bombs.

... I wonder which one will come sooner. Me destroying the weed, or me finding a cure?