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[samahl]

Who: Cyril Lavellan and OPEN
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Wonderduck
When: Shortly after they arrive at the new system



[Cyril has been meaning to ask this of the fleet since he had met Leilani, but his own pride had gotten in the way. However, the general mood of wariness this new system brings and the news of a violent race of people on it makes him realize it's even more important to address this. If he's put in a dangerous situation he needs to make sure he has all of the resources he can to protect others and himself.

So, when the broadcast starts now Cyril is seen from his mid chest up. The missing arm is noticeable as he's pinned up his tunic sleeve on that side. He feels very nervous, but his face is carefully crafted to be relaxed and optimistic.]

Hello friends.

I was wondering about the medical technology here when it comes to ... prosthetics. [The word is new to him, so he isn't sure about the pronunciation.] Back home, I was building artificial arms and hands out of wood and metal. I was perfecting a cross bow attachment too. When I arrived here, I had my basic pseudo-hand with me.

[He holds up the prosthetic in question. It's made of polished wood and rather well crafted, but it also doesn't allow him to grip or hold things. It's mostly to put the humans who live in Hightown at ease as he shops at the market.]

The advancements here, though. They are so incredible. There has to be some advancements in this area too - after all I doubt I'm the first person to find themselves disarmed all of the sudden. [That's a terrible joke, but this topic is so uncomfortable for him he can't help but make it.]

Is there anything that you can tell me?

Comments

(Video)

[soulsflight]

No, you can't be the first. Were you injured in battle or was there an accident? (She can handle rudimentary healing, but she can't fix a complete loss of a limb, unfortunately.) Adjusting must be hard enough without a replacement.

[samahl]

That is a very complicated story, I'm afraid. But to simplify it a bit, I'll say that a friend removed it in order to save my life.

I can always make something myself, but I wouldn't have the knowledge that some others here might have. I bet there's someone here who could make something much more functional.

[soulsflight]

Your life is definitely worth more than a limb. (But still. Ouch.) I'll keep my eyes open for engineers. Can you protect yourself without one in the mean-time?

[samahl]

Yes. That was one of the first things I made sure I knew how to do after it happened.

I appreciate the concern.

[soulsflight]

Good for you. (She is impressed, but necessity is the best teacher.) I guess I know a little too much about...conflict. I can easily imagine myself in your position.

voice; private

[noprophecies]

[there's a great deal of hesitation in her voice; she's only spoken openly about her own "disarmed" problem with a handful of people. Hence the privacy of the call already]

. . . I've not come across any in my own searches - just parts for the one I have now.

But I've only just begun looking in the last month or so.

private forever

[samahl]

[Cyril can understand the need for privacy, so he respects that.]

Ah, a shame.

Perhaps we could put our resources together and come up with something?

[noprophecies]

[she appreciates it]

Certainly, if you like. At the very least, acquiring metal and wood and other such things is rather easy, no matter the stop.

[samahl]

That's a good point. If we can't find someone here who can make something, I can always continue what I was doing back home.

[noprophecies]

From the sound of it, what you made back home was fairly useful, at least. I didn't know people made - attachments? That's rather clever.

Video

[timelysteward]

Oh ... oh dear, you are in fact part of my crew, and while I cannot make you a magical arm or what not, I shall be pleased to assist you in any way I can.

[PUFFS]

All part of being the Captain, after all. So what can I do for you?

[samahl]

Oh, you don't have to fuss about me, Captain. You've been doing a lovely job making sure I feel welcome. I really appreciate it.

[timelysteward]

[...blushing clock is blushing and now blustering.]

Oh, well, just want our new crew member to feel welcome and comfortable and know that he's thought of kindly, nothing to talk about - unless you want to and then I'd be delighted to hear it.

[samahl]

If I do need to speak about things, it's helpful to know I can come to you. Thank you.

[timelysteward]

Oh, pish posh, nothing at all, nothing in the slightest. [clearing of the throat.] You can come to me with any concerns at all.

Video

[tallasaking]

[Tyrion is spinning his chair for a moment, before he plugs into the network and answers frankly.]

I can make you one - but we will need to get our hands on the materials. Not an easy task.

[samahl]

You can? Thank you! What sort of materials would be looking for?

[tallasaking]

Metal, mostly, but gears and mechanisms if you can find them. I can make it but it will take the materials and it will take time.

[samahl]

I don't mind time. While I'm waiting I'll be the same as I am now - still beautiful despite the missing parts.

[tallasaking]

Always good to be self-confident.

video

[pain_train]

Medical technology isn't bad here. Like it's not as good as what I'm used to back home. But I've got two AR limbs and most of my organs are artificial and so is my skeleton and the engineering and medical people here were always able to pull things together and help out if I got messed up.

[In the video, she sure doesn't look like she's got artificial anything.]

The main doctor who was taking care of me here before, Beverly, isn't here any more. But talk to the engineers probably and I bet they can help you come up with something pretty good. Might just take a while to get the materials together? And I'm happy to let anyone look over my artificial replacements if that'll help in the design phase.

[samahl]

That will probably be a huge help. Thank you for being willing to do that.

Do you mind if I ask which limbs you had replaced? I wouldn't want to intrude but I can't tell from looking at you now and I admit I'm curious about the technology behind it. [Either that, or they're her legs and he just can't see them.]

[pain_train]

I don't mind at all. My left arm mid-humerus and my right leg from the hip down are both artificial replacements. So's my right eye!

[She holds up both her hands for comparison. There's no visible difference between them.]

[samahl]

[Cyril almost asks 'are you sure?' before he stops himself. He knows she's more than aware of what she's lost.]

That doesn't look artificial at all.

How is that possible?

[pain_train]

Really good tech. If I still had my combat model arm, it had a built-in taser, which was super fucking useful. But where I'm from, only the really cheap models don't look pretty real. Though I think it's more expensive if you want an exact skin tone match, maybe.