The long story short about what happened to Jet....
Jet started as part of the same society that built the SS Ciara, but didn't like the idea of being cooped up inside Jet used the remaining Ciara stocks, heavily modified, to build the first hardsuit. It quirked to take on a female appearance. Jet stored it, and built a second one which quirked even worse and had to be junked. Jet got back to job work, because actually eating was important.... in between arsing around with electromagnetic things, like a homemade coilgun (Which I did build and which blew up) and a home made railgun....
Jet would not have intentionally done anything to jeopardize his employment, given the economy, so probably wasn't mucking with the company stocks. Jet may have borrowed ideas, and the 'lost' Wright Phone may have ended up as the core of Jet's second suit but that's about it.
The original hardsuit, used an electromagnetic flat-actuating linear motor, as air-muscles would be too large for anywhere but the wings. On top of that, a fiberglass mold was used to cast the armour from a heavy-set mix of handwavium (Over 200kg wet, drying to about 100), metals and ceramics and so much bubblegum crisis. When finished, the iPhone 5 at the core showed signs of awakening, but never made the breakthrough. (It might've been Sylia Stingray, given a wearer). Jet bonded with the suit after consuming the remaining handwavium, which had been stored in a mislabelled container.... though exactly how Jet and the suit came together is a mystery. There might be more Wright Stuff technology and ideas folded in throughout the system.
The mod itself was an accident. Jet was partly embarrassed about it, and extremely worried about the consequences, and about harming someone. Jet's home was quickly torn apart inside from the complete lack of control Jet had over the actuators. He had Go to open a locked door and rip the handle off without even trying sort of strength.
Arthur was probably shown the original, along with the railgun. It's probably how he figures out who the flying cyborg is that's bothering the authorities.
Jet however, is terrified of being arrested and incarcerated, especially after learning to be free and how to fly freely..... and showing up for work would merely confirm who 'Jet' is, while at the same time putting Jet's family under suspicion. Jet was interrogated pretty thoroughly after Ciara's launch, and was threatened with and probably facing (whenever the DPP figured the mess out) some handwavium related charges because of it. Jet's half panicked request to Arthur iwhen he figures it our is that he please not tell anyone. Jet would rather dissappear than have to explain what happened and deal with the personal consequences.
Some contract work.... or even just some under the table nixxers.... would be welcomed. Youtube's revenue sharing alone won't bring in enough money to eat and keep the power on. That definitely fills a gap an explains how Jet made rent for the few months between mod and launch. Jet would also happily take on a powerlifter project, and trade details of the hardsuit, provided payment was cash in hand. Puppet-wise however... I have a story on the boil where Jet gets the puppet being used on the 2020's era story. At this stage, Jet's mindset is still very-much 'human stuck in suit' rather than full blown cybernetic organism.... Jet has no idea what really happened and doesn't learn until after making it to orbit.
Although, Jet left in a desperate state and didn't have time to plan a quiet escape. Jet specifically antagonised the authorities into chasing him down by being pretty reckless while flying, and advertising it.... and had Jet not been out of the home when the police came calling, the resulting struggle might've been nasty. (Some memeticists might argue that, following comic-book conventions, Jet should've become a 'villain' and avoided the fate only by sheer luck.). Arthur may have given quiet warnings beforehand so Jet wasn't at home.
As it is, Jet leaves for orbit wanted for possession of an unlicensed firearm (The railgun), and 'wavium offences with most of the reckless flying charges going away when it becomes clear Jet wasn't operating an aircraft. When the ROI government signs kandor, the 'wavium offences go away... but the firearm charge keeps Jet from returning home.
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Jet started as part of the same society that built the SS Ciara, but didn't like the idea of being cooped up inside Jet used the remaining Ciara stocks, heavily modified, to build the first hardsuit. It quirked to take on a female appearance. Jet stored it, and built a second one which quirked even worse and had to be junked. Jet got back to job work, because actually eating was important.... in between arsing around with electromagnetic things, like a homemade coilgun (Which I did build and which blew up) and a home made railgun....
Jet would not have intentionally done anything to jeopardize his employment, given the economy, so probably wasn't mucking with the company stocks. Jet may have borrowed ideas, and the 'lost' Wright Phone may have ended up as the core of Jet's second suit but that's about it.
The original hardsuit, used an electromagnetic flat-actuating linear motor, as air-muscles would be too large for anywhere but the wings. On top of that, a fiberglass mold was used to cast the armour from a heavy-set mix of handwavium (Over 200kg wet, drying to about 100), metals and ceramics and so much bubblegum crisis. When finished, the iPhone 5 at the core showed signs of awakening, but never made the breakthrough. (It might've been Sylia Stingray, given a wearer). Jet bonded with the suit after consuming the remaining handwavium, which had been stored in a mislabelled container.... though exactly how Jet and the suit came together is a mystery. There might be more Wright Stuff technology and ideas folded in throughout the system.
The mod itself was an accident. Jet was partly embarrassed about it, and extremely worried about the consequences, and about harming someone. Jet's home was quickly torn apart inside from the complete lack of control Jet had over the actuators. He had Go to open a locked door and rip the handle off without even trying sort of strength.
Arthur was probably shown the original, along with the railgun. It's probably how he figures out who the flying cyborg is that's bothering the authorities.
Jet however, is terrified of being arrested and incarcerated, especially after learning to be free and how to fly freely..... and showing up for work would merely confirm who 'Jet' is, while at the same time putting Jet's family under suspicion. Jet was interrogated pretty thoroughly after Ciara's launch, and was threatened with and probably facing (whenever the DPP figured the mess out) some handwavium related charges because of it. Jet's half panicked request to Arthur iwhen he figures it our is that he please not tell anyone. Jet would rather dissappear than have to explain what happened and deal with the personal consequences.
Some contract work.... or even just some under the table nixxers.... would be welcomed. Youtube's revenue sharing alone won't bring in enough money to eat and keep the power on. That definitely fills a gap an explains how Jet made rent for the few months between mod and launch. Jet would also happily take on a powerlifter project, and trade details of the hardsuit, provided payment was cash in hand. Puppet-wise however... I have a story on the boil where Jet gets the puppet being used on the 2020's era story. At this stage, Jet's mindset is still very-much 'human stuck in suit' rather than full blown cybernetic organism.... Jet has no idea what really happened and doesn't learn until after making it to orbit.
Although, Jet left in a desperate state and didn't have time to plan a quiet escape. Jet specifically antagonised the authorities into chasing him down by being pretty reckless while flying, and advertising it.... and had Jet not been out of the home when the police came calling, the resulting struggle might've been nasty. (Some memeticists might argue that, following comic-book conventions, Jet should've become a 'villain' and avoided the fate only by sheer luck.). Arthur may have given quiet warnings beforehand so Jet wasn't at home.
As it is, Jet leaves for orbit wanted for possession of an unlicensed firearm (The railgun), and 'wavium offences with most of the reckless flying charges going away when it becomes clear Jet wasn't operating an aircraft. When the ROI government signs kandor, the 'wavium offences go away... but the firearm charge keeps Jet from returning home.
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