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bakerstreet2015-01-19 07:13 pm
thememezone) wrote in bakerstreet2015-01-19 07:13 pm
The Cyborg Meme
The Cyborg Meme
Isn't technology great?
For one reason or another, you're now part organic, part robotic. Roll a number, pick your favorites, or choose your own robotic adventure!
Write which role(s) you want to play, if you're up for being the one cyborged, feel free to describe what your character's new modified body is like.
Roles:
1. Cyborg - For whatever reason, you're a cyborg. Maybe you were turned into one because of the scenarios below, maybe you've been one for as long as you can remember. Are you a cyborg helping out a brand new one get used to their new body?
2. The One Doing the Cyborging - Are you a doctor who uses robotic parts to help save lives? Or maybe you're a mad scientist sticking electronic bits to people to see what happens. Perhaps you're a cyborg yourself and wanted to make someone like you. There's a lot of reasons to cyborg someone, everybody has their own thoughts towards the matter.
3. Bystander - You're just passing by, another doctor checking up on a patient, a jailer set to make sure that the experiment didn't escape. You're not a cyborg, nor are you the one who made them that way, but now you've got to deal with the results one way or another.
4. Other - Is there somehow else your character would be involved? Have fun with it!
Scenarios
1. Forced Cyborgification - You've been captured, maybe by a group of aliens or perhaps by a mad scientist, and now they've outfitted you with new limbs and maybe even a brand new processor. Perhaps you're fresh out of surgery or your time in the machine, or someone's broken you free and the operation is only partially done.
2. Willing Cyborgification - Robots are just plain cool! Maybe you want to be stronger or jump higher or maybe you just want to be the first to have robotic parts attached to you.
3. Cyborgified to Save Your Life - Something happened to put you on death's doorway and the only way to live is to be robotically enhanced. You have a choice in the matter, unless you're unconscious or otherwise out of it, but if you want to live, you've got to be modified.
4. Reverse Cyborgification - You're a robot and you've always been a robot, but for some reason, you've now got organic parts attached to you. Maybe you were part of an experiment or maybe you just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Don't worry, they're 100% lab-grown! (Unless you don't want them to be, of course.)
5. Other - Got a different idea for how your cyborgification went? Go for it!
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[He's distracted, so not much more answer than that. Hiro's never been the best at taking care of himself when he's focused on a project. Pain, he can ignore. Feeling useless? Not so much.
He rolls over to the computer and attempts to bring up a digital render of the prosthetic on screen, but typing with one hand makes the process slow and clumsy. When he stands up to reach for his toolbox, the whole device comes unhinged at the elbow and falls on the floor.
Hiro huffs quietly, and in a fit of temper kicks the chair, sending it rolling across the room. He groans and flops face first onto the bed, ignoring the pain in what's left of his shoulder.]
You should be out there helping the rest of the team, not here coddling the weak link.
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However, his search is cut short as Hiro's new arm hits the ground with a loud thud, drawing Baymax's attention to it instead.
He stands himself back up straight and toddles over to the hand resting on the floor. Leaning over, and possibly bumping into the desk in the process, he retrieves the arm, then slowly waddles a turn to face Hiro.
Baymax's friend can't see him, so he just holds the robotic arm, waiting for whenever Hiro looks back his way.
The boy's words concern him.]
You are my patient, it is not coddling to take care of someone when they are injured. I want to take care of you, Hiro.
If the team is hurt, I will take care of their injuries when they return.
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That's not the problem. I know you can still take care of them when they come back, it's -
[He's not sure how to explain. The doctors talked about this, too, he thinks; they said there'd be psychological and emotional repercussions, that he'd have to learn to accept that part of him was gone and it wasn't coming back. That he'd have to live life a little differently, now.
He's not sure, it's all so much of a blur and at some point he'd started tuning out all the talk. Maybe he should've listened more.
He huffs quietly and rolls over, sits up, takes the arm from Baymax. He doesn't try to re-attach it.]
You're the biggest and strongest of everyone. You have the scanners, the wings, the...a lot of the stuff they need. I just make the gear and tag along behind you, they can deal without me. But you're important. Without you, it's kinda like the team's missing an arm, too.
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When Hiro takes the arm out of his hand, he lowers his own arm back into its proper position.
He listens to Hiro's concerns, tilting his head and blinking several times.]
I am a health care robot. My job is to help the sick and injured. I want to take care of you, Hiro.
[The only reason he's part of the team is because of Hiro. His concerns and priorities have always began and ended with his first patient. He only went along with the superhero missions so that he could protect Hiro.
There may also be a part of him that wonders that if he had done his job better, perhaps Hiro wouldn't have been injured at all.]
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[Hiro sighs and picks himself up off the bed, returning to the desk and picking up the screwdriver where he left off, so he can put the prosthetic back together. He's more careful with the hinges this time, going quiet so he can concentrate on making his left hand do what his right hand could have easily.
When he stands up again, the prosthetic doesn't fall apart, but it hangs limp. It's not heavy; he used the same material he'd suggested to Tadashi for Baymax's skeleton. It's just not doing anything.]
This...may not ever work. They said the nerve damage was pretty bad.
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He doesn't interrupt as Hiro works on the new arm, curiously watching him. In a way, taking care of his arm is kind of like healthcare. It's robotic healthcare, but healthcare all the same.
Baymax's scans had confirmed what the doctors had told Hiro, there had been a high degree of nerve damage.]
For recovery, surgery is needed in cases of extreme nerve damage. Since the doctors did surgery on your arm, you have a higher chance of recovery than people who do not have surgery. Nerves grow back at the rate of one inch per month, it will take some time for you to recover, but it is possible.
[The odds still weren't great, though. But, Baymax is supposed to make his patients feel better, not worse.]
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[Which is not to say Hiro's completely discounting the possibility of being able to operate this thing one day with his own nervous system. Maybe it'll happen. But he's not a patient person, nor is he the best of patients; and he has his own ideas on how to make this work, faster, so that he can get back in action and Baymax can quit worrying about him.
Pushing himself too hard, too fast is probably a bad idea. But he just wants to stop feeling useless.
Hiro ducks under his desk, pulling his helmet out of a box of equipment. He's made some modifications, which he shows to Baymax, turning the helmet up so he can see the electrode strip across the top of the visor and around where both temples would be.]
Neuro-cranial transmitter. See? Just like for the microbots. And when I put it on...
[He plunks the helmet onto his head, takes a deep breath, and - the prosthetic moves, bending at the elbow and balling fingers into a fist.]
This way, I can get back in action faster, and you can quit worrying about me and do the same.
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Even if Hiro was in the best of health, Baymax would still worry about him, it's what he's programmed for.
He watches as his patient shows him the changes that've been made to his helmet. When Hiro tells him what the alterations are, he starts to put together what's going on.
While Baymax is pleased that Hiro's found a way to move the robotic arm, he's got a few concerns about the matter.]
Using your robotic arm too much can lead to causing even more nerve damage. I recommend doing physical therapy in order to see your progress and make sure your system is ready for increased activity.
[However, he knows that Hiro is likely going to ignore his advice, but that doesn't stop him from giving it.]
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That - sounds boring, and like it'll take a couple more months at least. All I gotta do is tweak it a little and it'll be fine -
[Hiro steps forward, throwing a mock punch, which is right about the time his whole right side decides to hurt like hell because he strained something - the arm itself might be gone, but there's still damaged skin and muscle beyond that, and it's not done healing. Hiro doubles over, hissing in pain.]
Ow, ow ow, okay maybe -
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Before he can agree that it will take months for Hiro to heal, his friend cries out in pain.
Baymax rushes in closer and tries to guide him back to his chair or the bed, anywhere that he could sit down.]
Your body has not finished healing yet. You will need more time and physical therapy before your body is ready for extended activity.
I can help you heal, if you will let me.
[A gentle reminder that Hiro should probably listen to Baymax a little more. He's the expert in these matters and his opinion should be trusted. However, should Hiro continue to charge ahead with his own plans, Baymax will still be right by his side, doing what he could for his friend.]
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God, but this hurts. He slumps back against the chair, frowning deeply in frustration. Maybe he should listen to Baymax more, but it's so...ugh.]
How much more time do I need, though? Because I don't know how long I can stand this laying around, and stuff.
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At the question, he scans Hiro, focusing on where his new, artificial arm meets flesh.
He blinks.]
At this point in time, it is hard to say how long your recovery will take. Physical therapy without the neurotransmitter will be needed in order to gauge your progress.
[Baymax tilts his head to the side.]
As long as you take care to not damage your injury further, light physical activity, such as walking, can be resumed.