Dartz Wrote:Jet, at the time obviously not going by Jet....The "Wright Frames" use 'Air Muscles' (640+ of them per frame), and scaled-up these might be a good start on building a power suit. If nothing else you could get the names of suitable suppliers from work.
Emails in sick one day, then for a few days before finally handing in notice, then apparently dropping off the face of the planet. The armoured menance starts flying over the city soon after.... the resulting phone call might be rather difficult.
"Okay, I modded myself, but that's not me...."
"Then what's that noise in the background...?"
"Uh..... I'm driving with the windows open."
While press articles might suggest that Arthur is a 'medical researcher' I'm afraid he has no practical experience in helping people with biomods. If you've got a socially unacceptable biomod, then his best suggestion is likely acquiring a human-looking alter to puppet - in theory you could make one by waving a Wright Frame.
The company will certainly want to know if you modded yourself on their premises, using company-supplied handwavium - if you're prepared to sign documents to the effect that its all your own work then life will get a lot easier, all round. I suspect the handwavium licencing authorities will be all over this case.
You might even get a loan to tide you over, and some contract work for the company - anyone who can manage to mod themselves like that must have some interesting tech skills. Fancy designing some power lifters for them? How about space suit accessories, like an extended life support booster?
Is 'Jet' going to hang on to the work-supplied "Wright Phone", as a private subscriber? They are quite inexpensive and handy, and, you could always keep on chatting to the company AI, if you need any help with anything. You might even get some technical support! For example, any mantenance work you want done that you can't do for yourself. Bea Melbourne would be quite willing to come over and assist you.
If you need to slip-off planet quietly, then it's quite likely you would get help.
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