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[hallaifyouherd]

I greet you, my fellow Legionnaires.

[ The image accompanying said greeting is that of a young woman with pointed ears and tattoos across the upper part of her face, peering inquisitively into the camera. She thinks she's got this broadcast option thing down. ]

In case we haven't met? My name is Marjara.

[ Her lips quirk upwards, before her expression grows a little more somber. ]

I've been thinking something through. And I think I know what I want to do. But a little experience from other people who might have gone through similar circumstances would help. I think.

[ She's not going to ask them to choose for her. Gods knew she'd never let someone make her mind up for her before now, and she wasn't about to start...but learning about the shift? The consequences? The little things that came along with it that you might not initially think about? Might be worth the time to ask. ]

Have any of you lost a part of you, a limb or...something else of similar importance, and chose to have it replaced? Would you be willing to speak of what it was like for you?

If not, I still thank you for your time.

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[goddamngrenades]

I know of a coupla people that opted for ye olde robo limb replacements and prosthetics to varying degrees of success. All I can tell you is they were good enough to handle well in a fight till they got cut off again.

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[hallaifyouherd]

[ Hey, she knows that voice! ]

I'm hoping that won't be the case.

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[goddamngrenades]

Maybe you'll get lucky! The good news is robotic limbs are pretty easy to replace when you got a culture as advanced as this one. I think. I could probably look into cybernetics for my eye, do that first, let you know how it goes.

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[hallaifyouherd]

If I may ask...why were you waiting?

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[goddamngrenades]

Personal reasons. [ Involving a disconnect from reality on occasion but you don't tell the pretty newbie you just met that kinda shit. Rude to dump baggage right off the bat. ] Also, I mean- I make having a blind eye look good.

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[hallaifyouherd]

It is very roguish.

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[goddamngrenades]

innit it just? [ He winks at the camera. ] At the end of the day, though, it kinda depends on how much of what you wanna replace you got left. That kinda determines how you get it 'fixed'

[ Airquotes included. ]

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[hallaifyouherd]

There isn't much.

[ One hand drifts a little self-consciously over the sleeve. ]

Though I'm not sure what the process is or how much they'd need.

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[goddamngrenades]

Depends on what you choose to have done. Anything with like, cloning? I can't say anything, we don't have that where I'm from and I'm real unfamiliar with the process. Now a robotic limb? There's a sleeve cap and measuring and stuff to make sure they can put it on you good and comfortable before they make whatever they're gonna make.

I think.

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[hallaifyouherd]

Cloning. I'm not sure I want to know what goes into that.

[ Something about...growing a new arm? She's a little weirded out by that, if everyone's being honest here. ]

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[goddamngrenades]

Well...the theory is they take a part of you and use it to make more of you. So it's all your own bits making new bits to replace the old bits you lost. It's all very...sciencey.

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[hallaifyouherd]

It sounds like you understand it well enough.

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[goddamngrenades]

Eh, it's all medical science, biology and that shit. I'm software and coding. Languages, patterns, maths. That kinda shit.

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[hallaifyouherd]

Soft-wear? Do you knit?

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[goddamngrenades]

Yes- but that's not what I mean. Different kinda software.

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[hallaifyouherd]

How do you mean, then?

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[goddamngrenades]

Encryption, programming, computer stuff.

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[hallaifyouherd]

You weren't by any chance a spy, were you?

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[goddamngrenades]

Maaaaaaaybe a little. Ish. Kinda? Military spy type things were done.

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[hallaifyouherd]

Mmm, yes. Definitely roguish, then.

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[goddamngrenades]

What can I say- I like looking the part.

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[hallaifyouherd]

You could use more birds, I think.

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[goddamngrenades]

...Birds are a spy thing? What am I saying of course they're a spy thing.

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[hallaifyouherd]

They were for my spymaster. Though we have this to communicate with as well.

There's always the aesthetic.

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[goddamngrenades]

I dunno, I've never tried on feathery stuff. You think I could pull it off?