Would you join a colonization voyage?

[Rusty Edge]

Probably only once everyone I knew was dead.

Congratulations. You seem to be better connected now than when I first started interacting with you.

Heh. Most of my friends are people I've known for 15+ years. We're pretty close, but there aren't that many of them. And all of them want to die.

Well, if 80% don't survive the mission, it's probably a good team project for them. ( insert appropriately unserious smiley )

[Rusty Edge]

It occurs to me I wouldn't pass a genetic screening. I lack a successful mutation 98 percent have. I wouldn't even make a good source of spare parts.

Good thing is we are talking late 90s high tech. SMAX is a period piece.

The only genetic testing would be versus things they already knew were genetic. Remember, the Human Genome Project was only completed in real life during the Clinton Administration.

Stuff like bad eyesight (even if correctable), relatives having dementia, schizophrenia, sickle cell, etc.

 

There you go. I would have passed with flying colors last century, only to potentially contaminate the gene pool on the new colony. I exaggerated before, most of my organs are perfectly useful. The few bad ones are critical and would be worse in space. 

[E_T]

spare parts....

[Rusty Edge]

You're probably right. I would have made the trip, died an unpleasant death because of my genetics, then kept the rest of me for spare parts because I am type O blood.

[E_T]

kept you alive and harvested your blood.... 

[Rusty Edge]

Probably could with a heart-lung machine.

[ColdWizard]

Fury Road in space, starring Rusty Edge.

[Rusty Edge]

That reminds me to schedule a donation this week.

[Buster's Uncle]

Blood, I hope, not something that won't grow back...

[Syn]

What's a kidney between friends?

[Buster's Uncle]

Rusty not posting anymore - I'd hate that.

[E_T]

What's a kidney between friends?

A Kidney...

[Syn]

Man, you guys are just poo-pooing my good ideas. He won't even notice it's gone!

[Buster's Uncle]

His wife might, and he's a "happy wife, happy life" guy, and that's a quote.

[Rusty Edge]

Ha Ha! My  kidneys are prone to stones, "give me kidney stones or give me death" is not a choice you want to make. I know, stones are way more complicated than that, but would you want a new kidney complete with starter stones/crystals that could grow?

Thanks, Buncle.