Cobalt Greywalker Wrote:The suit builder sounds a lot like a certain raven-hared cyberneticist and crew, doesn't it?
Of course, A.C.'s probably also their Doctor as well as the builder of Jet's puppets. And, by this time there are extras she can provide that will also boost performance for the Sabers.
That's easily where the neural interface and onboard electronics came from, and Anika's own hardsuit entirely since the computing/radio hardware has to be so heavily integrated with the frame and Anika's own unusual nature and interface requirements are beyond Jet's abilities to handle.
The basic framing, armour and motors and such are years of research, testing, squirrel herding, testing, failing, breaking, repairing, upgrading and field-testing of ideas using the Roughriders A-team. They're Jet and Ford spending 4 years hard work, grinding and XP, and pulling in hardware/ideas/techniques from everyone they know, then combining it into on cohesive whole.
A.C. is Jet's puppet builder (I had a nice story where it's an important plot point that Jet gets/uses it, but it's died on its feet). Jet prefers human-level capabilities, solely because it's a nice relief from the stress of living in a world made of eggshells.
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