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Green Intern posted:Also this cyoa is really neat. I am a sucker for gifs. Thanks and welcome! Its definitely had its rough patches because I'm still a novice GM, but it's been a cool experience running it. ------------------------- Votes are still split. I count 3 for C and 3 for D As an additional note there's no "penalty" for D but time will pass while you look around further. With that in mind I'm holding a runoff: A) "ExaGen Consolidated" No displays; just plain grey concrete, a simple sign, and a reinforced door. They must not need to advertise? B) Keep looking There's plenty more to choose from
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# ? Jan 6, 2018 00:18 |
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B) Keep looking Ya'll a bunch of bandwagoning jerks.
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ACourValant posted:B) Keep looking Nah, we just recognize that the local neon mine probably isn't going to have two body mechanics that don't have crippling self-confidence issues.
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Have Blue posted:A) "ExaGen Consolidated" You walk over to ExaGen, dodging through the crowd. You reach for the door... and it's locked? Puzzled, you tug several times on the handle until it relents with a quiet click. The best way to describe the inside would be sterile: After a short entrance hallway, the building widens out into a sparse reception area: A man sits behind the desk, his face hidden behind an intricate mask(?): "What can we do for you today, Mr... ?" (Question Time! You're able to freely converse and ask questions, though they most likely won't be answered if they stray away from the business at hand.) Have Blue fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Jan 6, 2018 |
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What can you do for me, sir?
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"I've been modded to hell and back and I don't know where they come from or why I have them. What can you do to help? "More importantly, what can I do to help you?"
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There Bias Two posted:What can you do for me, sir? "We offer a full suite of bio- and cyberware, along with extensive aftermarket support. We also perform diagnostics and tune-ups in case your current augmentations happen to be giving you trouble." He chuckles, tapping his mask(?). "Preliminary data on your current suite suggests the latter. We don't have a spec on file for any of it, but I'm sure we'll manage" Another chuckle. "If you would like additional enhancement, we can offer that as well, assuming that it is compatible. In short, what can we do for you? Anything and everything, though I'm sure you'd run out of funds before you ran out of imagination." He gives a final laugh.
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That's a fetching mask. Bespoke? As you can see I had some work done, but, uh, I don't remember it. Do you offer analysis and ident services? I need an inventory. Edit: apparently you do!
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Some of my augs are...non-responsive. Fix em up for me.
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super sweet best pal posted:"I've been modded to hell and back and I don't know where they come from or why I have them. What can you do to help? This is weird. Most people auged up to the level you suspect you're at usually have very good reasons for doing so. He probably thinks you're either very wealthy or very connected. Admitting that you're a currently homeless dude who woke up this way would be highly irregular. You can still ask this, but this will require a minivote. super sweet best pal posted:"More importantly, what can I do to help you?" "I would love to take a good long look at your hardware, if I may." Have Blue fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Jan 6, 2018 |
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There Bias Two posted:Some of my augs are...non-responsive. Fix em up for me. "Certainly! Though as I mentioned, we are unfamiliar with your current suite. Depending on the scope and severity of your issues it could be a substantial sum. The bleeding edge eh? Best 'till it breaks!" *chuckle* Hexenritter posted:That's a fetching mask. Bespoke? "Thank you! Of course it is, done right here in fact." *chuckle* Hexenritter posted:As you can see I had some work done, but, uh, I don't remember it. Do you offer analysis and ident services? I need an inventory. Same embargo on admitting not knowing how you got your augs applies here. You can always rephrase to gloss over that fact though.
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# ? Jan 6, 2018 02:28 |
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Yes on having a total stranger know we've been forcefully altered
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# ? Jan 6, 2018 02:31 |
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super sweet best pal posted:Yes on having a total stranger know we've been forcefully altered Tell him it was a gift
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Alright let's make it official. Minivote: Do you want to reveal that you've been altered without your knowledge and/or consent? A) Yes I tell the truth B) Yes But I leave the "how" and "why" vague C) Yes I come up with a cover story (What is it?) D) No
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D Rephrase the question to be something like I've been having some trouble lately, something might have bumped loose, can you run a full diagnostic and inventory?
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B After all, 'we have no idea either' is true but also nice and nebulous.
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# ? Jan 6, 2018 03:16 |
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Oh come on please do not tell the shady unethical corporation that we're vulnerable clueless fools, they will immediately promise us a full suite of diagnostics and debugs or whatever and then rip our limbs out for salvage and/or sell us back to our masters the second we're rendered unconscious.
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Crazycryodude posted:D D, Cryo style
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D Telling a corp employee one of our deepest secrets seems like a good way to wake up disassembled or worse.
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Crazycryodude posted:Oh come on please do not tell the shady unethical corporation that we're vulnerable clueless fools, they will immediately promise us a full suite of diagnostics and debugs or whatever and then rip our limbs out for salvage and/or sell us back to our masters the second we're rendered unconscious. Calling ExaGen a corp would be a misnomer, they'd be closer to a startup or a "mom and pop" shop (Below A and National Corps in Shadowrun terms). Even the biggest and best businesses in Red Row tend to be fairly fluid, operating on the margins of legality as they do. That's not to say that ExaGen wouldn't have corp contacts, in fact it would be highly likely based on what's on offer. From their selection (and prices!) you'd guess that they discreetly serve a very high end clientele who either doesn't want to or can't go to official corp clinics. Shady? Yes. Unethical? Probably. But your general impression is that they stand behind their brand (assuming you can afford it). Have Blue fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Jan 6, 2018 |
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On the other hand "I'm a vagrant with no connections and no known friends or family who blundered into being a walking repository of bleeding edge augs some of the best in the business haven't seen" might be too tempting an offer to pass up.
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# ? Jan 6, 2018 03:58 |
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D
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Minivote closed. D) No wins.Crazycryodude posted:I've been having some trouble lately, something might have bumped loose, can you run a full diagnostic and inventory? "Ah, robbing museums can be quite troublesome I see. 'Bumped loose' indeed!" *chuckle* "I'd like to extend an offer: we will perform a full diagnostic and deep survey of your systems in exchange for rights to use the (anonymized) gathered data as we see fit and an additional battery of physical tests. Functionality in various conditions, extent of capabilities, etcetera, etcetera." He waves dismissively. "This will also give us a good starting point for any tweaks and upgrades you'd like to make in the future. What do you say?" A) Yes B) No
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First off, you can call me Bojangles, Mr Bojangles. Secondly, A, you can scan and examine my augs, give me a readout, adjustment options and keep a copy for your records. But all under the assumption that you understand my employer has the wherewithal to outfit me with all of this, and so you realise they have a very focused interest in hanging onto their intelectual property and it would be inadvisable to take advantage of either myself or that information. Thirdly, I need an integrated dick gun, neuro linked and independent of my current system. Outrail fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Jan 6, 2018 |
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"How much for you to destroy your copies of the information afterwards instead?"Outrail posted:First off, you can call me Bojangles, Mr Bojangles.
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Ralith posted:"How much for you to destroy your copies of the information afterwards instead?" Yeah, you can get a good look at all my shinies here and now, but you can only keep whatever fits inside your head, no permanent copies. My employers are extremely protective of their secrets. (Unless you have an eidetic memory. Are artificial eidetic memories a thing via implants or brain surgery or whatever?).
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Ralith posted:"How much for you to destroy your copies of the information afterwards instead?" "ExaGen takes client privacy very seriously. Standard procedure is to compile a secure medical file to ensure quality of future care and ease troubleshooting. You can opt out of this if you like, but we'd have to start over from square one the next time you were to visit us or any other facility. In either case, you can rely on our absolute discretion. This scenario is slightly different however: we'd like to gather much more data than we normally do and to use that data to improve our services. Deleting it all would rather defeat the point no? If this offer proves unsuitable, our standard workup fee is 1200 credits." Crazycryodude posted:Yeah, you can get a good look at all my shinies here and now, but you can only keep whatever fits inside your head, no permanent copies. My employers are extremely protective of their secrets. (Unless you have an eidetic memory. Are artificial eidetic memories a thing via implants or brain surgery or whatever?). Is this an A vote with a further statement? Please bold what you'd like to say if so. Artificial eidetic memories aren't really a thing as such, but the distinction is moot when feeds from integrated sensory implants can be recorded locally and played back whenever.
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# ? Jan 6, 2018 18:49 |
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Well, poo poo, guess we kinda have to let him take his readings. A, and remind him that our employers are extremely protective of their secrets.
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Crazycryodude posted:Well, poo poo, guess we kinda have to let him take his readings. This. Probably
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Crazycryodude posted:Well, poo poo, guess we kinda have to let him take his readings. Yes. Submit to probing
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# ? Jan 6, 2018 22:17 |
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A: Violate my warranty papi
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A) Yes
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