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[mucked]

Who: Peggy Carter + YOU
Broadcast: Video, fleet-wide.
Action: SS Starstruck
When: 12/7

[ the feed clicks on with an abrupt vision of peggy carter, sitting (once more) on the starstruck's bridge. today, however, she's without the casual accouterments of tea or mug or whatever what might suggest her address is anything but business-like. ]

Have we got anyone amidst our number who might be considered to be considered a de-facto expert on these...implants of ours? [ ... ] I've got questions to ask. And I've heard tell of at least one person attempting to remove theirs. If it's an undertaking that anyone else has pursued, I wouldn't mind a little chat.

[ -- she puffs her cheeks and (upon a moment's consideration) adds a disclaimer: ] I have heard about how fruitless and frankly painful the attempt likely is -- rest assured, I'm not pining for any sort of elective surgery. [ not yet, at least. ]

For the time being, let's call it a mere preliminary investigation.

[ and one she doesn't like talking about over the damned network -- but if others are right, it's not as though they have much privacy off the broadcasts, either. she'll make her first fresh inroads in this fashion, and return her work to the shadows when required. ]

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[deshabille]

I've volunteered to extract one before, but the individual in question was mostly robotic, so. More my speed. I'm hardly a brain surgeon.

Still, if I can answer your questions I'd be happy to.

[mucked]

-- Was it successful?

[deshabille]

Well, he wouldn't let me do it in the end. It might've, but then again it might not've.

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[wolfuncaged]

I attempted to remove mine when I arrived. The augment gave me a sense of crippling dread as I have never felt before. I was unable to do anything.

I would not recommend the experience to anyone. Still. I will answer any questions you have on the matter.

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[mucked]

I wonder if that can be overcome by enlisting someone else's help. [ ...not that she's in any rush to do that. ]

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[wolfuncaged]

I do not know. It's possible. Or it could very well end up harming their augments, if they are all controlled by the same entity.

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[save_the_souls]

I've been studying what I can of the augment since I arrived here, I can try to answer what questions you have.

Though, ah, yes. I'd highly discourage trying to remove one. [It happened to him once, it was a pain he could've lived without]

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[mucked]

Are you speaking from experience or from a font of good sense? [ a brief smile -- she imagines the answer might as easily be 'both'. either way, she remembers this one from their brief chat about blood donation a while back. ]

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[save_the_souls]

A little of both.

[Though that's all he's gonna say about that.]

Unfortunately from what I can tell, the augment is hooked up directly to our central nervous system- at least in species that have a central nervous system. [He couldn't say what it's like for other species.] That's how it uploads information into our minds, but sending signals to the appropriate part of our brains that can interpret the information.

So I would imagine, that tampering or attempting to remove it could very potentially lead to permanent neurological damage.

[So don't. do. it.]

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda does not mean to eavesdrop, but it is a small ship after all. Once Peggy finishes her network post, Wanda fully enters the Starstruck's bridge. She speaks up, making her presence known to Peggy as she takes a seat nearby her.]

I cannot imagine Atroma will take too kindly to anyone trying to remove their augments.

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[mucked]

Of course they wouldn't. But that's not the best reason not to do it.

[ she glances up from her comms device and fixes a careful stare upon wanda. ] The suffering it risks? Now, there's a reason.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda gives a small smile back at Peggy. Naturally, she hadn't really anticipated Peggy paying her warning much credence, nor did Wanda really want her to.]

Speaking from experience, these augments and what they can are not to be taken too lightly.

That being said, if you do figure something out about them, be sure to pass it on, okay?

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[empireofmymind]

[ That looks like the bridge of his own ship. Ken should get up and investigate.

Or he can remain in his cabin and type. That works too. ]

I would also be interested in that information.

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[mucked]

I'll share whatever I can glean. Of course.

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[empireofmymind]

Did you need...help...experimenting?

[ If he's right, and they're on the same ship... ]

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[sinuosity]

I have been told the consequences are immediate should a serious attempt be made.

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[mucked]

Immediate?

[ now, that's interesting. ]

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[sinuosity]

So I have been told, by several sources, none of whom gain anything from
lying.

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[housepartyprotocol]

[ Tony walks up behind her, not announcing himself before he speaks. ]

Did I hear someone say investigation?

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[mucked]

Yes. [ she turns her head, twisting just enough to see him. ] You likely also heard the words 'preliminary' and 'fruitless'.

[ but she smiles, because there's nothing lost in being polite to someone who's not yet peeved her. ]

[housepartyprotocol]

[ He pulls up a chair. ]

My favorite words. What are we working on?

[frigidaire]

I know some people here might be able to heal faster, if you want to remove the implants.

But whether you'll have volunteers, I don't know.

[ he can heal himself, but does he want to deal with the pain of it? he's not sure. ] I don't know much about them, honestly. The implants, I mean.

[mucked]

I'm not certain I could ask that of anyone -- volunteers or not.

[ experimentation is a touchy subject for many, and she isn't prepared to take that scientific leap. ]

[stagstorm]

[It's not really meant for Peggy, but Robert isn't much good with these devices and so she gets to hear him grumbling under his voice:] What in seven hells is an implant?

[mucked]

[ well, won't this be an unpleasant surprise.

stiffly: ] In this particular instance? It's a bit of Atroma tech stitched into our necks and left there. Have a feel for yourself, if you like.