"It's the reason everyone will deny, but yes. Officially, it's to prevent people from feeling that their children need to be enhanced in order to compete. In the case of medical intervention, where it is required to be able to live normally, it's allowed."

Julian looks at the table. He's not exactly sure how much Dylan would put together about his past--if he'd guess at the reason Julian's parents had risked prison and becoming social outcasts by getting their son treatment on Adigeon Prime. He's...not precisely ashamed of it anymore, but it still doesn't feel good to admit, and he hadn't told many people at all why his parents had done it. Miles, Captain Sisko, and that was about it.

"But no, they haven't. And even with my status known, it's not anything that will be reviewed anytime soon--not since we're at war with a power in our time that uses genetically engineered soldiers. It seems that we've only ever been used as weapons."

Julian doesn't necessarily feel kinship with the Jem'Hadar--after all, they're his enemies. But he knows they didn't ask for that sort of life either.

"A little. Not too much. She doesn't seem to be the type to let on about things."