Data mining on Snake results... [audio]
--PERSONAL DATA LOG 20XX0617.007 SAMUS ARAN. RECORDING...--
Computer, how's the research going?
REQUESTED SEARCH QUERIES OF "FOXDIE" AND "FOXHOUND" RETURNED MODERATE FINDINGS. INFORMATION COLLECTED WAS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN AND LISTED AS HIGHLY CLASSIFIED DATA.
Computer, compile results and tell me what you did manage to find out about FOXDIE. Who made it, how does it work? Is it anything like the X Parasite that we're familiar with? ...er ...FOXDIE isn't contagious either, right?
COMPILING DATA...
FOXDIE IS AN ENGINEERED VIRUS, PERFECTED BY DR. NAOMI HUNTER, LEAD OF FOXHOUND'S MEDICAL STAFF. IT IS BY HER DESIGN THAT FOXDIE INTEGRATES FLAWLESSLY WITH NANOMACHINES; MULTIPURPOSE TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING, AND CONSEQUENTLY ALSO CONTROLLING SOLIDER CAPABILITIES IN WAR, UTILIZED VIA BLOOD INJECTION. FURTHER DATA ON DR. NAOMI HUNTER, HER CURRENT LOCATION AND LIVING STATUS ARE CLASSIFIED OR UNKNOWN. SUGGESTED FURTHER RESEARCH QUERY, 'SHADOW MOSES INCIDENT'.
... 'Shadow Moses', huh?
......I'll look into that another time. Computer, tell me how FOXDIE works.
FOXDIE IS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE SPECIFIC TARGETS BY IDENTIFYING TARGET DNA CODE AND THEIR NANOMACHINES. IT IS THEREFORE, NOT CONTAGIOUS TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATED TARGET. ACCORDING TO COMBINED DATA RESEARCH AND BIOSCAN DATA OBTAINED FROM SOLID SNAKE, A SPECIFIC OR RANDOM TIME VALUE CAN BE PLACED ON FOXDIE ACTIVATION. DATA RESEARCH IS INCONCLUSIVE ON HOW TIME VALUE REGISTRIES ARE CONTROLLED.
The X Parasite was only able to mimic DNA, but would assimilate take over the host completely if given the chance...
ONCE INJECTED INTO THE BODY, FOXDIE VIRUS CELLS INVADE THE BODY'S MACROPHAGES, AND UTILIZES ENZYMES TO ATTACH TO THE TARGET'S DNA SEQUENCE. ONCE ATTACHED, THE HIJACKED MACROPHAGE PRODUCES TNF, 'TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR' EPSILON. TNF-EPSILON WORKS LIKE CYTOKINE...
...it's a chemical messenger.
CORRECT. FOXDIE PRODUCED TNF-EPSILON TRAVELS THROUGH THE TARGET'S BLOOD TO THE HEART, WHERE IT BINDS TO TNF RECEPTORS, WHICH OPEN UP OR DESTROY CERTAIN PATHWAYS WITHIN THE MYOCARDIAL CELLS. THE FOXDIE VIRUS, WHEN ACTIVATED, ESSENTIALLY CAUSES PROGRAMED MYOCARDIAL CELL SUICIDE; APOPTOSIS.
Basically a heart attack.
CORRECT, SAMUS ARAN.
Computer... is there... did you find anything... is there a cure for FOXDIE?
...NO. FOXDIE WAS CREATED FOR MALICIOUS INTENT AND WAR PURPOSES. DATA COLLECTED HIGHLY SUGGESTED THAT EVEN DR. NAOMI HUNTER HERSELF HAS NOT FOUND OR CREATED A VACCINE FOR THE FOXDIE VIRUS.
[shuffling, sounds of a metallic bang and a long drawn out sigh] .......nothing...? Nothing at all?
FILTERING COMPILED DATA...
SAMUS ARAN, INFORMATION ON FOXDIE IS INCONCLUSIVE AND HIGHLY CLASSIFIED, BUT DATA RESEARCH NOTED OTHER IP ADDRESSES OF RECENT DATE ALSO QUERYING THE SAME SEARCH TERMS, SUCH AS "FOXDIE" and "FOXDIE VACCINE".
What?! Who?! Trace it now!
MULTIPLE IP ADDRESSES LOGGED... COMPILING... ALL IP LOCATIONS ORIGINATING FROM ONE SOURCE LOCATION: EMPIRE PORKY BUILDING SCIENCE LABS.
......Tch. I should have known. Computer!
YES, SAMUS ARAN?
New search query! Redivert 75% of total existing gunship energy into data research, Passive-aggressive hacking permissions just like last time, but be real goddamn careful about this one. Do. Not. Leave. A. Single. Trace. Search query: "Empire Porky Building". Specifically, building blueprints. Use that one I swiped and scanned last week too. Confirm?
CONFIRMED.
It seems I might have a change of plans now... but is this too soon... or too late?
--...END RECORDING.--