Mariko Kietan

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Topic: Analysis of Vectors.
Patient: Mariko Keitan (original name, Mariko Kiku)

Scientific research on Marikos vectors indicates a quaternary hormonal structure within her body, surrounding the all vertebrae in the spine and neck. This network originates from the enlarged pineal gland detailed in earlier documents.

The structure is very hard to detect, and could have been easily dismissed in previous body scans as sporadic cellulose deposits. However, it appears that the cells that make up the formations in her back hold the key to her power. These are in between muscle layers in her back, so it is more than likely that Mariko does not feel their presence in a biological sense.

The cells on the outside of this structure are similar to plant cells, only missing the chloroplasts. The primary vacuole contains a large volume of oil, the primary energy storage used by Marikos body. There are also many mitochondria in each cell, full of oil droplets and carbohydrate granules ready to be broken down. It is also found that the inner lining of these formations, nicknamed pouches, of these cells have a large amount of microvilli, which have a high concentration of transport protein embedded in their membrane. This kind of transport protein, it seems, is for the transport of ATP to the enzymes that are made in her enlarged Pineal.

There are a series of valves at the entrance to each of her pouches which prevent enzymes and ATP from proceeding up to her pineal gland. Mariko possesses about fifty so-called pouches (name in progress), but around twenty appear negligible in size. That is to say, they have a volume of less than 1.5 cm3. However, when Mariko uses her abilities, they all become very active. The vacuoles used to store the oil quickly empty, which is another reason Marikos metabolism is so high.

When Mariko uses her abilities, an alignment of isotopes of various elements is produced by the breakdown of ATP in each pouch. These molecules are forced together by the formation of ATP in the wall of cells surrounding the pouches. The nuclei formed would be highly unstable, as they have an average charge of minus twenty-two. However, the internal forces produced by the walls of the pouches appear to be enough to stabilise these molecules and compress them. The isotopes of phosphorus align initially into a tight mesh, which changes shape according to the actions that Mariko performs.

The alignment of the highly negatively charged isotopes in her body is not enough to destabilise her entire bodily cell structure, as the electrons of other atoms, inside and outside of her body, are pushed towards their respective nuclei, which push back with a stronger force, retaining equilibrium. There is also organic magnetic shielding around the majority of each pouch, only allowing a single pole of the magnetic fields produced to exit her body via her back. The charges produced by these pouches align positively charged ions outside of her body. These range from water (neutral, but with a polarised head) to weapons grade plutonium (heavy, but still polarised. The radioactive decay also helps boost the number of ions she can control).

Mariko also has many nerves extending from the two subsidiary lobes around the pineal gland to each pouch in her back. These send strong electrical signals to the pouches, instructing them to change their properties in some way or another. The electrical signals pass through the holding medium of the pouches, which conducts slightly, and this itself alters the shape of the isotopes within each of her pouches.

An example is given; Mariko is being shot by metal slugs and energy lasers at a range of fifteen metres. The negligible pouches within her back are instructed by her brain to change the balanced mesh shape to a cylindrical shape. This attracts free ions outside her body instantly to the position that her brain directs, variable to the position and complete shape of the newly formed mesh.

A shield of ions is formed locally around the point of impact. The metal slugs are deflected or stopped completely by this. The containment around the laser beams disintegrate and then energy discharges into the newly formed ion shield. The subsidiary lobes then stop instructing the change in shape of the ions, so the default meshes reform, disabling the localised shield.

The concept of her protection is very much based on that of an infinite shield. That is, a shield deriving its power from the ions floating around in the atmospheres of all planets and radiation of all suns. Similar in very many ways to the molecular shields produced today, the barrier type ones in particular, only, these have an unknown integrity.

How she attacks is based on the same concept, only a warping of her shield.

The larger, more substantial pouches in Marikos back compress the ions that fall under their control into a nanometre-thick chain, and are forced in a particular direction through a target. This cuts a target with relative ease, as the thinness and strength of the chain can cut through individual organelles within a cell, as well as the rest of the body. Almost like an invisible blade, that is so thin and so strong, that you cannot see it, and it can pierce almost anything.

Mariko can also handle things with her control of localised magnetism. The isotopes in her pouches are instructed to realign again, this time into a loose formation. This enables a weaker, thicker layer of foreign ions to be formed, which happens to be in the shape of a generic hand; four fingers and an opposable thumb. The forces Mariko applies base themselves off the ancient principle of recoil, which means Mariko can lift off her body by repelling herself from the ground.

No alterations by current technology could produce this effect, as far as I am aware. There is always the possibility of human intervention in Marikos creation, but I highly doubt that. Besides, she has an added instinct, which is very undesirable to all humans.

However, back to the point; there is a paradox here. How can Mariko attack forwards when the vectors originate from her back? Let me explain:

A chain of ions is formed from the meshes inside their respective pouches all the way to the shields formed at the edge of each pouchs range. The range differs from a mere fourty centimetres, to around 25 metres. The chain is only a single ion thick, and is responsible for transferring all her power to the organic shields that she generates. However, the forces attracting these ions together are rather large, so the ions simply roll across other atoms that get in their way. Even the strong nuclear force of most atoms isnt enough to break the link. They do not cut. This is because they are less than a nanometre thick, and therefore simply pass straight through molecular structures, unless they are dense and thick, such as thick steel plate or a block of uranium or gold.

The ions also have their own magnetic fields, and if the area is sprayed with charged particles, the chains become visible. This is because the charged particles align with the magnetic fields, and this gives the impression that they are arms. However, this isnt the case, only an interesting by-product of Marikos abilities

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Marikos two subsidiary lobes are detached from constant control from Mariko. She has to think to use them. This means, that if she is in excruciating pain, or her attention is sufficiently detached, she will not be able to use her abilities and they will remain dormant. This is her weakness.

However, the subsidiary lobes have an optimised network of nervous relay cells, which is explained by her high salt tolerance. When Mariko uses her abilities, these enable her to decrease her reaction times from the average 0.2 or so of an average human to around 0.000004 of a second. This is a startling decrease, and explains how she can react fast enough to absorb, deflect and stop dense slugs and energy rounds from harming her.

NOTE: This does not apply to other actions, such as physical movement. Her actions are still subject to the delay of a normal human when they do not include the usage of her vectors. It is complicated to explain, but consider her two subsidiary lobes and the rest of her brain disconnected unless manually connected by Mariko consciously. This is similar to breathing in a sense. An average human can manually control his or her breathing. The difference is, Marikos powers arent automatic, where breathing is.

There is also another weakness, which could also be considered a future strength. Marikos vectors cannot deflect sufficiently an anti-tank rifle round from point blank range (sample from virtual tests, .50 calibre round). There are three problems though;

No one would be able to get within that range before being slaughtered.
Mariko could easily pile up her vectors, one behind another, to almost stop the round before it simply giving her a graze.
Mariko is still growing, the pouches that hold the enzyme and products of ATP are also still growing, as are her subsidiary lobes around her pineal. This means that her reactions when faced with close combat will likely only get better, and her abilities stronger.

Mariko controls her powers by using an organic ionic shield generator, which is inside her back in thin formations called pouches. These can combine to produce a shield all around Mariko, as well as just produce a shield around Mariko herself.

Why Mariko has been granted her abilities, I can only speculate on. However, she is different to us biologically. Her cell makeup is different, her personality is subject to very swift change, and she acts as if she was five or so. All the information I could decipher on her condition I have. The quarternary structure involving hormones, enzymes and nervous impulses is a very odd one, but is explained by current physics.

As a summary, if this report has bored the reader somewhat.

Mariko controls things around her, and deflects general ordinance, using an ionic shield, which is created locally upon the point of impact. Point of impact can include projectiles attempting to pierce her body, or her ionic shield slicing through her targets.

Mariko has a quarternary structure based on cells which look to have been pilfered from genes from plants, as well as those whose only job is to produce ATP from oils and carbohydrates. This enables her to charge isotopes of phosphorus inside her pouches very highly to form a magnetic field, localised by the very efficient partial magnetic shielding of each pouch.

Mariko, when she uses her abilities, experiences a heightened sense of awareness due to a massive decrease in her reaction time (not applicable to physical movements of her body, only to those of her vectors). This enables her to absorb or deflect aggressive ordinance almost instantly.

It appears that the loss of her frontal lobe to the enlarged Pineal gland has greatly hindered Marikos mental development. It is doubtful whether she will ever mature or grow away from her parent. Only time will tell, but this appears to be the area which Mariko has suffered in, in exchange for her abilities.

This is all the notes I have made on the vectors and how they work, without the molecular structure diagrams that I would need to explain in further depth this phenomenon.

-----Doctor Hamaguchi Yuroshiko

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