~Ossanlin~
Ossanlin nods and moves the injector into position. <Very well, I apologize for the crudeness of the procedure, but the chip cannot be absorbed through the skin like a med-spray.> He grips Efaen's arm with his free hand and plunges the hypodermic needle into her arm. He pulls the trigger and a secondary, smaller needle extends through the outer needle and injects the contents of the vial into Efaen's arm. As the device withdraws, it automatically seals the wound with a quick cauterization, and Ossanlin moves it to the loader to be sterilized.
<Good, the chip will take approximately ten hours to fully adapt to your DNA and implant. This chip will also give you access to Halcyon...it is our most-guarded encryption known only to a select few. I will not go into details regarding how the encryption works due to the risks involved. Suffice it to say that it is virtually unbreakable. I want you to use Halcyon ONLY when you feel there is something that we need to know that you do not wish the rebellion to hear. In order to use it, you must direct a private thought-speech at yourself stating "Halcyon encryption, transpond." You must also have your general communicator active and then speak your message privately to your comm. The Halcyon chip will automatically modify what your communicator receives and the communicator will record the message. You must then command "Halcyon encryption, terminate." Once the chip deactivates, you must record a standard Sinuulpor-Lenkett encrypted message that is at least as long as your Halcyon-encoded message. The communicator will do the rest. Again I want to stress that you must only use Halcyon under circumstances where privacy is a necessity. For all other communications please use the standard Sinuulpor-Lenkett encryption. The rebels most-likely have the means to decrypt Sinuulpor-Lenkett, so do not say anything you do not wish them to hear.>
Ossanlin moves to the storage area and removes one of the comm devices adapted to interact with the Halcyon chip. He holds it out to Efaen. <The chip will not work with regular communicators, this one is specially adapted to work with the embedded Halcyon chip. Architecturally it is almost indistinguishable from a standard comm.>
<If you fall victim to infestation, the chip will detect the differences in your body chemistry and will automatically erode the portion of itself that allows you to access Halcyon, but the locator and health monitor will remain intact. This physical response cannot be controlled by the Yeerk, so there is no danger of the failsafe not functioning. The infestation will also trigger an emergency distress signal that will immediately notify me of your infestation. You cannot be infested for any reason Efaen...not even temporarily. Do you understand?>
Ossanlin pauses to allow Efaen to absorb the information.
