Listen, I'm still part flesh person myself. I'm, like, a bridge between the communities. That's why cyborgs were created in the first place, probably. Just so nobody's afraid of people with artificial limbs or bodies or anything like that. Normalizing the whole thing.
I am also not against making anyone metal limbs if need be, let that be said. I would prefer it be because they have lost said limb and do not wish to chop it off but that is another matter.
Yes, it's actually something of a specialty. Biomedical engineering and robotics, I suppose I just found augmentation fascinating.
I'd be happy to help, if you need it. In fact I've been teaching a couple of cyborgs how to handle their own maintenance and repairs because it is so typical for people to come and go. Would you be interested in something like that?
Oh, for real? Oh, that would kick ass. Though, heads up, the last guy saw some pretty gnarly shit inside me. Probably nothing you're not used to but it's a real mess of wires and veins inside there.
Excellent. If you can set a time weekly that you are free you can come by the lab and we'll have those lessons. I assume you do not particularly mind if Palamedes is sometimes around? My other students are more secretive so I must ban him.
I am not squeamish but I will take that warning. Was it always 'gnarly wires and veins' or is that with becoming a sleeper?
Oh, I don't mind at all. PM's good people. I'll see what I have open and get back to you.
It's... I mean. Okay. It's complicated. It started off a normal cardiovascular system, back in 1992, when I was born. And it stayed that way for most of my life, you know, like it's supposed to? For most people? Then it started turning into metal and wires in, like, 2018, 2019. Still remember waking up in the middle of the night thinking I was going to die of a heart attack because I could feel it all slowly transforming inside me.
Then I got HERE, two years later, and suddenly I could bleed again. It's like my old human insides and my robot insides were fighting for dominance and just decided to hug it out instead.
This was not a process that was installed into you? Was it a disease, or some sort of magic? I have never heard of such a thing, it is unnerving admittedly but fascinating.
From others with non-organic bodies and systems I have heard a system of blood still finds a way to develop in the body, one way or another. I suppose for you it found old pathways and reasserted itself. You aren't in any pain from this merging, are you?
Magic is definitely the easiest way to explain it. Maybe I'll tell you more about the specifics somewhere else, but rest assured you don't have to worry about it happening to anyone else around here. At least, not the same way.
It doesn't hurt anymore, no. It feels like my body just kind of knew what to do with it. Which is usually fine by me since I don't totally know how I'm supposed to work either, but I'm starting to think maybe I should actually learn what my body is like.
I suppose the Trench has it's own sets of unique problems to worry about when it comes to odd magics and curses. I suppose ultimately I am more curious if you think it might re-exert itself, but that is a matter we can discuss another time. Apologies for asking personal health questions in a public forum.
I am a strong believer in autonomy over one's own health, in truth, so I agree with that sentiment. Especially in matters as unique as this.
Don't worry about it. It's not really a personal health matter, just... probably something that's easier to explain in person. I don't exactly mind blasting it all over the network, but we're having fun here, you know? Trust me, usually I am as open as a book can get.
My dude, let me level with you. I've dealt with a lot of people who talk around shit and love talking in riddles or whatever. Being blunt with me is like the number one way to get me to respect your ass.
Right? Oh my god. Like, listen, there's a time and a place for flowery metaphor bullshit, but if I'm trying to get an actual answer from you and you hit me back with "in the morning I walk on four legs and at sunset I walk on three, what am I" then I'm going to punch you in the arm.
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Also a somewhat morbid joke, though I suppose true enough. Thank you for tolerating flesh people.
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That's why cyborgs were created in the first place, probably.
Just so nobody's afraid of people with artificial limbs or bodies or anything like that.
Normalizing the whole thing.
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I would prefer it be because they have lost said limb and do not wish to chop it off but that is another matter.
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Hey, uh.
Wild implicit question, but my last mechanic squidded up and rolled out into the sea.
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I'd be happy to help, if you need it. In fact I've been teaching a couple of cyborgs how to handle their own maintenance and repairs because it is so typical for people to come and go. Would you be interested in something like that?
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Though, heads up, the last guy saw some pretty gnarly shit inside me.
Probably nothing you're not used to but it's a real mess of wires and veins inside there.
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I assume you do not particularly mind if Palamedes is sometimes around? My other students are more secretive so I must ban him.
I am not squeamish but I will take that warning. Was it always 'gnarly wires and veins' or is that with becoming a sleeper?
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It's... I mean. Okay. It's complicated.
It started off a normal cardiovascular system, back in 1992, when I was born.
And it stayed that way for most of my life, you know, like it's supposed to? For most people?
Then it started turning into metal and wires in, like, 2018, 2019.
Still remember waking up in the middle of the night thinking I was going to die of a heart attack because I could feel it all slowly transforming inside me.
Then I got HERE, two years later, and suddenly I could bleed again.
It's like my old human insides and my robot insides were fighting for dominance and just decided to hug it out instead.
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Was it a disease, or some sort of magic?
I have never heard of such a thing, it is unnerving admittedly but fascinating.
From others with non-organic bodies and systems I have heard a system of blood still finds a way to develop in the body, one way or another. I suppose for you it found old pathways and reasserted itself.
You aren't in any pain from this merging, are you?
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Maybe I'll tell you more about the specifics somewhere else, but rest assured you don't have to worry about it happening to anyone else around here.
At least, not the same way.
It doesn't hurt anymore, no.
It feels like my body just kind of knew what to do with it.
Which is usually fine by me since I don't totally know how I'm supposed to work either, but I'm starting to think maybe I should actually learn what my body is like.
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I suppose ultimately I am more curious if you think it might re-exert itself, but that is a matter we can discuss another time. Apologies for asking personal health questions in a public forum.
I am a strong believer in autonomy over one's own health, in truth, so I agree with that sentiment. Especially in matters as unique as this.
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I don't exactly mind blasting it all over the network, but we're having fun here, you know?
Trust me, usually I am as open as a book can get.
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He is correct, of course, he usually is. Still, it is not always so terrible to ask, no?
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I've dealt with a lot of people who talk around shit and love talking in riddles or whatever.
Being blunt with me is like the number one way to get me to respect your ass.
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Like, listen, there's a time and a place for flowery metaphor bullshit, but if I'm trying to get an actual answer from you and you hit me back with "in the morning I walk on four legs and at sunset I walk on three, what am I" then I'm going to punch you in the arm.