[ 002 | VOICE/VIDEO ] late at night

[spah]

Howdy, folks.

[It's fairly late at night. You may have heard that drawl around. Or maybe you heard about a guy with a Texan accent setting fire to a pile of lingerie in a sex shop by accident. Either or.]

So. This ain't my first time around alien technology. Last extraterrestrials I met wrecked my property and tried to kill me. Then me and some other fellas stole their guns and forcefed 'em beer until they crashed.

[nOW WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO UNPACK ALL OF THAT--]

But these folks are alright by my standards. And all this... cybernetic enhancement and augmentation business has me curious:

Anybody here got something similar in 'em? Prosthetics, bionics, cybernetic enhancements... anything along them lines. And since it wouldn't be fair if I didn't meet ya'll halfway--

[Video comes on. It's a downward shot of Engineer sitting at a desk chair, his device's camera pointed at his skeleton-like metal hand. He open and closes the fist, splays fingers out, turns them over - and wiggles them.]

This here's the Gunslinger. Pretty as you please. Designed by my grandfather, built by me. Oh, and there's my heart too, but... can't exactly pop that open for y'all. Heheh.

Anyway, I'm just curious. I been thinkin' about how different places come up with different ways to fix the parts we've either lost... or wanna improve on. One way or another.

[And, after a pause--]

While I'm at it... can anyone tell me a decent area to buy garage space? [Prismagram is: Now Looking For Recommendations.]

Comments

@crescentrose

[sanguinertia]

That's so cool! Do you, uh, do you teach people how to make or...maintain that stuff?

[ She has a vested interest, since her sister now has a prosthetic arm, and...

It would be cool to be able to know more about them, okay? ]

[spah]

Huh.

[Engie has to think about that for a secon.]

Can't say I've ever taught someone how to do it. But I wouldn't mind takin' a look myself, either. [Seeing as he's got a feeling he knows what she's going to ask.]

[sanguinertia]

I'd particularly like to learn about robotic arms!!

[ Yang isn't here but she can totally surprise her with knowledge later. Maybe? ]

[spah]

[Engie chuckles.]

Alright, alright. I don't think I could teach ya how to make one in one sit-down, but... I could definitely show ya how to maintain somethin'.

[sanguinertia]

Cool! I can draw you kinda what the arm I'm interested in LOOKS LIKE, and what it can do...um, if that would help?

[ But yeah, she doesn't think she can build one, either...although: ]

I did build my gun-scythe, so I'm not TOTALLY bad.

[spah]

Might work better if you just show it to me.

[He's still assuming this is her own arm or something.]

... a gun-scythe, huh?

[



ok he's interested]

Tell you what. You show me the gun-scythe, I'll teach ya some upkeep. Deal?

[sanguinertia]

I mean, I would show you, but my sister isn't...here? And it's her arm?

[ Ruby does not carry around Yang's arm, TRAGICALLY... ]

But sure, I can show you Crescent Rose! She's my baby.

[ Her gun-scythe. ]

[spah]

Oh... well. Guess we'll figure it out, then.

Crescent Rose, then. I'd love to meet her.

[sanguinertia]

Sure thing! Just let me know when you're free. I always have her on me!