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WCDT 3896-3900 (17-21 December 2018)

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Bollthorn:
Next week, BEMBO!! :D

Meander:
ROKO! NOOOOOOOOOO!

Tova:
Argh cliffhanger.  :-P

Either this is tragedy or a fancy new chassis for Roko, who knows. Well, probably the latter.

I hope.

And I’m on my way
I don’t know where I’m going
I’m on my way
I’m taking my time
But I don’t know where

(boy did I pick a bad week to try something so ridiculous)

P.S. With Roko's level of bodily integration, this is going to be traumatic, even if she does survive.

BenRG:

--- Quote from: Tova on 21 Dec 2018, 03:06 ---Either this is tragedy or a fancy new chassis for Roko, who knows. Well, probably the latter.

I hope.
--- End quote ---

MY guess is this: Roko wakes up a brain in a jar - Bubbles and Faye were able to hook her up to an immobile basic I/O framework that lets her see and communicate but has only minimal mobility and environmental manipulation capabilities. She's understandably distressed about this but she doesn't have the resources to pay for anything more elaborate and the little she can afford would leave her no better off than May.

At this point (one to two weeks into the arc), either Hannelore or SpookyBot get involved. If it's the former, expect Dr Ellicott-Chatham to have included a lot of experimental add-ons of debatable practical utility to the replacement chassis. Say, when Roko sneezes, her foot jets fire and, when angry, her looks really can kill. If it's from SpookyBot, expect her body to basically emulate human biology in every significant manner whilst still being wholly synthetic (SpookyBot makes a throw-away comment about 'straddling the line between human and synthetic' and vanishes with their usual ease).

This could impact Roko's arc in several ways. An experimental 'super-chassis' could lead to Roko at least briefly toying with being a costumed vigilante. A true android chassis might lead to extreme complications in her relationships with humans.

Tova:
I think it's more likely that she'll end up in a temporary chassis until they work out something more permanent. Including that arm that was discussed this week, for example. That really will be unpleasant for Roko.

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