New arm is good yeah.

having at least 2 arms seems practical

Bimanual manipulation seems like it would give more of an immediate return than binocular vision.

It's kinda important to get that scrap claim squared away quickly, in case someone else tries to cash it in. Unless Doc has any limited time specials, we should take care of that first so that we're more likely to get paid, and paid more, for the claim.

Say that you have your eye on that arm but there are some things you'd like to do first. Come back when you have sold the information and ideally the stuff you picked up.

Cyllene 2017/04/02(Sun)22:04 No. 793009 ID: 669253
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"I could definitely use a new arm, but I'll need to free up some assets first."

"You came straight here for this then? You know, I try not to ask too many questions of my patients, but you have me wanting to break that rule."

"I would have to know what the hell I saw to tell you what happened. That used to be an arm, but I'm not about to ask you to attach it to me."

"That's good, because I wouldn't have the slightest clue as to how to go about it."

Cyllene produces the power cell.
"Any idea on the value of something like this? Knowing what it's worth in the first place might help and you'd be the one to ask."

Doc examines the cell and places it on the counter.
"I would say it's worth enough to replace your arm and maybe your eye if you don't want anything too extravagant. I'd be willing to do it in barter too, cut out the middleman, if you'd like."

Deal. What are our options on arms & eyes?

>>793009
What's the handjobbiest arm you've got, Doc?

Sell me on your arm options.

We're wasting time on the claim we might get jumped on if we dawdle. If we get it in time we might be able to get a nice arm AND KEEP this power cell.

Tell doc we're interested, but we gotta run to another appointment first.

Cyllene 2017/04/07(Fri)00:28 No. 794052 ID: 669253
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Cyllene agrees to trade the cell for replacement body parts and Doc goes to work removing the damaged stump.

"What were you thinking for a replacement?

>>793033 "I just need a hand that lets me do my job."

"Come now. You must have something in mind. I doubt you could imagine a limb I couldn't build, as long as it's within your power system and structural tolerances, of course."

>>794052

"Can I have one with a retractable blade? Blades are cool."

how about a wrist mounted railgun? for when you really need something dead.

A spring-loaded arm for punching.
An eye with toggleable IR vision should be fancy enough for now.

>>794052
Something sensor-dense. Pads that can taste, or maybe a sense of touch that can read printed microdots? Something like that.

>>794052
A heavy duty arm so you have one arm for delicate work and one arm for not being torn off.

Not like you aren't lopsided already

>>794052
We already have a knife, so we don't need a knife arm, but a taze arm could be useful.

Have it so we can temporarily power up old doors and junk while exploring, but also shock beasts and bandits if it comes to it.

I don't expect a whole lotta juice since it'll be running off us, but it's nice to have options.

>>794053
A retractile blade would be cool. Better than a gun, since we wouldn't have to worry about reloading, and money appears to be a perennial issue.

Some kind of mismatched eye so you had more than one vision mode would be useful.

I like the idea of a heavy duty arm.

And for built in stuff, how about a grappling hook?

>>794052
just go for durability. one that won't break or come off short of the rest of you being at risk. (with emergency detach options of course )

Cyllene 2018/12/30(Sun)12:38 No. 915625 ID: 9c522c
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"Anatomical symmetry is an overrated concept, I've found. I try to keep my personal preferences to myself, however.
You expressed interest in a heavy arm, retractable blade arm and a... spring-loaded punching arm? I can do better than that. Charged pneumatics."

Heavy Arm I think. Think of all the jars and stuck doors that thing could open!

I like the pneumatic limb. It looks strong enough to do double duty.

The yellow is gaudy tho. Can we get it paint stripped to be gunmetal like our other limb? I think gray suits us.

>>915625
Get the blade arm! Cut other people with your wrist.

>>915625

Pneumatic limb. Big O arms are the way to go.

Cyllene 2018/12/30(Sun)16:43 No. 915638 ID: 9c522c
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Cyllene opts for the punching arm.

"You might want to install some counterbalances in your left arm to offset the weight difference and please keep in mind that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Try not to launch yourself through a wall or shear your arm off at the shoulder, which is a very real possibility."

"I'll keep that in mind."

Cyllene has been restored to the minimum number of body parts required to be considered not horribly maimed.

Power Cell (1) removed from inventory.

Practice rocketpunch-jumping using the recoil, bracing against your shoulder.

ask if there is somewhere you could test out your new arm so you can get use to it.

Cyllene 2018/12/30(Sun)18:24 No. 915653 ID: 9c522c
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Cyllene leaves the clinic and finds something to test her new arm on. She primes the piston and slams her fist into a broken pipe. The sudden jolt of stored kinetic energy violently bends the pipe at the point of impact and launches Cyllene a few meters backwards.

Hopefully no one saw that.

hmm, so it has some knock back when you hit something. Could be useful for gaining some distance from someone you don't want to be near that's rushing you.

>>915653
Alright next time you'll be prepared for the knockback. How about we talk to some scrappers now?

>>915653
How high can you fly if you strike the earth?

>>915653
The knockback will be less of a problem the more mass you carry around. Or you could get a counter-balance system like the doctor suggested.

Cyllene 2018/12/30(Sun)20:14 No. 915670 ID: 9c522c
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>talk to scrappers

Cyllene heads for the scrappers or "material recovery institution" that she routinely deals with.

"Oh hoho! Do my optics deceive me or Cyl, struttin' in here with all her bits intact. Got something good for me, considering how you're all alive and sportin' Doc's shiny new parts?"

"Untouched transit system, refined copper and steel as far as the eye can see."

"Easy pickings. That's what I like to hear. I'll throw you 10,000cr and give you your usual percentage after the recovery, yeah?"

>>915670

Let's fuckin' do it.

Push for a higher percentage. As far as the eye can see, remember!

>>915670
Make the obligatory comments about the scrapper trying to starve your non-existent children with how badly they're cheating you, and attempt to haggle higher.

Don't push too hard, you've done this dance before.

15,000 upfront for hazard pay.

Cyllene 2018/12/31(Mon)20:28 No. 915807 ID: 9c522c
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>>915672
>>915681
>>915682
"Now, now. Being greedy's all well and good, but I need to be greedy too.
Besides, you know I'm already giving you the best rate you're gonna find from here to Osto."

>>915807

Alright fine, we'll take it.

Yeah fine whatever.

See you next week, or whenever I have more scrap to sell.

Cyllene 2019/01/01(Tue)15:16 No. 915882 ID: 9c522c
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Cyllene leaves the scrapper office and meets on of the material recovery workers, Arche on the way out.
"Aren't you looking good. All your arms and things where they ought to be," Arche says, "Be careful though, that arm looks a lot heavier than your old one. You start putting on weight, it can get out of control before you know it. Just look at me. My girlish figure is long gone," she laughs. Cyllene shakes her head.
"I don't think that's going to be a problem."
Arche shifts her weight and the asphalt groans under her feet.
"Right, I don't think you'd do well at skulking around, looking in all the nooks and crannies for the good stuff if you were four meters tall and a few thousand kilos. Speaking of the good stuff, you must have found a new haul if you're here. Find anything interesting?"

Well there was that weird shadowy shapeshifter thing. That was pretty interesting.

A crazie in need of rehab, a power back, some mineral scrap, some kind of hostile freaky shadow monster.

Little above average, I don't usually find all of those in one haul.

Cyllene 2019/01/01(Tue)17:19 No. 915889 ID: 9c522c
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Cyllene tells Arche about the things she found, including the amorphous black creature.

"No way. You're just trying to scare me." Arche replies defensively. "There's no way something like that is out there. I gotta go out there."

Cyllene explains she had to fight it off and that the piece she cut from it is made of something no one has ever seen before.
Arche squeals in terror and recoils backwards.

"It's really real and not a piece of a tire or something? What could it be? There's no such thing as monsters... It's an alien, isn't it?"

>>915889
*Shrug* Could be anything. We've forgotten a lot since the world went to pieces.

>>915889
Why would an alien be in an abandoned railway rooting through trash? It's probably some kind of weird science experiment that got loose.
But I mean yeah let's go back and look around some more.

>>915889
could be some new tech. Just because most people no-a-days scavenge for gear doesn't mean their might be some out their who are making new stuff.

Probably nanomachines, son. Never trust anything you can't see with less than a 500x optic, I say!

Would it be possible to put together a mech suit out of parts like what your friend here has that would fit a more natural body? Would it be financially feasible for you to do so in the future?