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Modding/replacing my arms livestream! (setting)
| > The camera seems to track his chest. As he moves around what looks like a garage space, the camera makes sure he's still in focus. Fox picks up the large box and flashes the Jaeger x Jaeger thats emblazoned on the box.
"So, *Kira*Miki will be having her concert soon here and I got tickets! And had these bad boys shipped from Neo San Fransisco. They have built-in LEDs that light up in any wavelength combo I can think of!"
>Fox opens the box, unveiling a set of elegant looking arms
| > Fox removes an arm from the box, testing it and making it wave to the camera
"Now, normally, any being with mechanical body parts should get them replaced by a professional. But I spent my time developing with a scientist who worked on mods, so I get a free pass."
> The camera pans left as fox sets up his still attached left arm to the harness. He picks up what looks like a power drill and gives it a test spin.
| "Now, I know what some might think. This actually isn't dangerous at all for me! I know exactly what I am doing."
> Fox puts the drill down and places alligator clips on his thumb and pinky. The ends of the lead are nowhere to be seen, but sparks can be seen somewhere behind him as he secures the clips.
"If the stream goes down, a backup should start almost instantly!"
| > Fox takes a deep breath and picks up the drill, placing a strange bit on it. He slots it into an exposed lug on his arm and starts the unscrewing process before screaming and the feed abruptly ending
>> Connection interrupted
>> Backup feed link. . . . . established.
>>>3.....
>> 2......
> 1......
>The feed cuts back to Fox, now securing a ground on the harness he's on. The drill is stuck on his arm and he makes no attempt to grab it.
| > An electrical hum is heard and then dies down. Fox shakes his head and goes for the drill once more.
"Something to note, that all limbs should be properly grounded before removing them. Simply throttling energy feeds isn't enough. And make sure that the drills are properly set."
> Fox grabs a hold of the drill and it clicks. A quick blast undoes the lug and he goes to work on the rest on his bicep.
| >A lone comment appears in the Chat alongside a 500 zenny donation. Seems like not many people are watching.
"How different are cheap prosthetic limbs from exlensive ones? My lilim has her 3rd birthday in a week and I'm looking for something to make her life special."
S4S
| >>287905(*expensive)
| >>287905
> Fox perks up upon seeing the question in his feed. He finishes taking off his bicep panels before responding, however. A network of synthetic muscle fibers and wiring is all connecting his arm to his torso.
"Good question! The biggest difference is reaction speed and material composition. Basic limbs can be just no different than standard lilim parts. More expensive ones, usually are made of much nicer composites and have different features. Like better reaction speed"
| I have headache and i dont hav3 a remedy
| >>287945
"Uhh.. that's rough, buddy. I'm not sure."
> Fox deftly moves a bundle of fibers and clicks something, releasing some hydraulics. The muscles relax and the skeleton underneath is visible in between them, along with other connections. He moves to carefully undo them with perfect precision.
"Anyway, the more expensive a limb tends to be, the better it becomes. Just don't go all out because there is a diminishing returns curve on the price and quality."
| >>287945
"Uhh.. that's rough, buddy. I'm not sure."
> Fox deftly moves a bundle of fibers and clicks something, releasing some hydraulics. The muscles relax and the skeleton underneath is visible in between them, along with other connections. He moves to carefully undo them with perfect precision.
"Anyway, the more expensive a limb tends to be, the better it becomes. Just don't go all out because there is a diminishing returns curve on the price and quality."
| "What are you doing exactly? What's the purpose of this stream?
>M3
| > Fox undoes more of the mechanics of his arm. Before fully disconnecting his old arm, he gives a thumbs up and disengages from his left arm, leaving it on the harness. What lies underneath the limb is an uncanny mess of electronics and machinery.
"And uh, yeah. This is what a DFC-072 arm plug looks like!
| It is Intreging to watch. even though you seem to know whatcyour doing it does seem like a rather dangerous thing to attempt without a bystander
-W
| "Any thoughts on the Glitch City as a concept overall? Just interested to hear your thoughts on things."
>M3
| >>288582
"My thoughts on Glitch City is that it's everything my caretaker said and more! A den of cybernetic wonder and chaos. My ideal spot to set up my business!"
> Fox unclips the fingers on his detatched arm. He struggles with them, having only a single arm.
| >'Angus' has connected
>You know I would have replaced your limbs for free? You have my card you dunce.
>Angus
| >>288608
> Fox sees Angus joining and goes grey from embarassment. And due to his arm falling from the harness with a loud clunk.
"I know! But this makes it more interesting!"
| Hopefully he doesn't get stuck
-W
| Yeah like if both of his arms fell off at the same time lol
-S4S
| >Fox quickly picks up his detached arm and places it on a rack above the computer. He then pulls back into frame the arm he previously unveiled earlier. He slowly places it into the harness and carefully locks it into place.
"Now, this is the tricky part, because if the wiring is wrong, I might lose all mobility until I can unlock my servos."
| Good luck
-W
| Yeah, I'm waiting for him to brick his arm. But I'm also doing work on some stuff of mine so this helps me not forget anything, not gonna lie.
-A.F.J.
| Fox do you have a contingency if you brick your entire body? Like 'in 3 days send help to x address'? Neighbors who would notice your absence? I'm just saying cause I lost a guy last year because nobody knew got trapped behind a fridge with no phone. Nobody thinks it can happen to them.
| >>289049
"I always have a backup chassis to dump into the second this one sinks. But I haven't had to use it in a long time so I haven't really kept it super up to date. But I don't think that I'll have to worry about that yet!"
> Fox begins to delicately connect wires into ports in his torso, going slowly. He slowly sinks his arm nub into the port on the new one and a surge of electricity courses through it and him, causing him to flush a brilliant silver and rest on the harness.
| What'll happen if you mess this up?
|
| >>289304
> The new arm flashes colours. The LEDs look as if they're the whole of the arm, even though it's slick and metallic. Fox's face continues to flash silver.
"If I mess up, I brick this body for as long as it takes to fix. Or something. I think this thing has drivers it's installingggggggg"
> Fox's eyes begin to spiral and the fingers on the arm move erratically. The colors also begin to flash in some strange binary sequence
| Is this just a fucking suicide stream
| >[user N3verW3re has connected]
>neo fresco tech huh? Good choice, the place has better robotics the GC believe it or not.
>what brand are those arms then?
>N3
| >The look on Fox's face looks less like one of pain and more of pleasure. He makes a happy kind of noise and his face has a giant grin on it. The LEDs now glow in a rainbow pattern as if denoting that the install is complete. They give a solid flash of cyan light and die down, allowing the sleek aluminium to get a spotlight. Fox looks very satisfied, to say the least.
"These are Jaeger x Jaeger arms. Custom ordered. I think i need a small break."
| > Fox takes a series of deep breaths and unlatches his new arm from the harness. He moves with stiffness at first, the joints moving more uncannily than usual DFC joints. His face still looks odd, as if he's getting used to it.
"This arm feels veryyyy funnnyyyyyyyy. I'm all tingly still"
| >>289466
>as expected, although impressive none the less, most robotics from neo fresco was not originally intended for lilim.
>if anything im actually rather surprised that you installed it
>N3
| >>289470
"Not having the usual lugs on my arm feels funny, but I think once I'm used to them, I might just keep them on."
> Fox rotates his arm more fluidly now, getting the hang of the difference in system than his old limb.
"I don't know if these will stand rugged use like I have my old ones designed for."
> He raps the knuckles of the new arm against his right forearm, as if testing the resonance frequency on them
| >A surge of electricity flows through the arms and they glow a brilliant rose hue, causing Fox to light up with joy.
"I think I'm getting the hang of these arms. It's like being able to control something with micron-levels of precision!"
>He flourishes his arm and forms a gradient of green throughout the new limb.
| Is he getting off to limb-changing?
| > Fox hears the comments from his computer and blushes dark grey. His arm shuts off practically as well
"I-I am NOT getting off-f to this! It's just a feeling th-that I'm n-not used to entirely-y."
| >>289491
I... doubt he's getting off too it.
Connecting new parts like this, especially brand new parts, usually takes a little bit to get used to. It lessens the more you do it though
-A.F.J.
| >Oddly, the color begins to flood the new arm and then abruptly turns off and falls limp. Fox doesn't seem to even notice.
"Exactly. But usually attaching new parts doesn't do much for me. It just kind of tingles and thats it. This is something else entirely."
| "What are you talking about?? My hand is moving just fine!"
>Fox still has no idea that his arm has shut off. It moves slightly from the arm joint inside moving but nothing happens.
| >Fox now looks at his arm and sees that's it's not doing what his own sensors tell him that he's doing. He uses his right arm to lift the left in an attempt to get it to work, but nothing happens at all.
"Well, maybe this is a good sign that my own power source isn't enough to power these arms so I'll have to either find something new to keep them going or I am going to die soon!!"
| And there's the rub...
Any chance you can disable extra stuff on the arm to reduce the power load? I know a guy whose prosthetic heart had an always on tracker for "fitness reasons" and an MP3 player.
Gotta know wbat you're buyin.
| >>289974
"Well, seeing as the LEDs are the main reasons of the arms, that just means that I need to figure out some place to put a new temporary battery pack for just the *Kira*Miki concert!"
> Fox begins to harness up the arm once more. this time a lot more quickly and recklessly. He looks less concerned about the power drain and more excited about taking it off again and having to eventually reattach it
| Alright ladies and gentlemen place your bets, will he die or nah?
-Tsubaya_
| > Fox keeps his arm clamped tightly, before remembering that installing this one is different than his usual arm.
"Okay, I think this is where maybe having someone else to help me with this would have been a good idea. Maybe if I do decide to surge the arm with some juice to detach it, it'll work!"
> The arm comes back to life for a moment. Fox pulls off his arm with too much strength and not enough thought and yanks himself off, right into a toolbox.
| >The camera is unable to track him all the way to the point where he landed. His feet are visible, but only slightly. Groaning can be heard, followed by a yell. Fox then appears back in frame, digging through the box that his new arms came in. He finds nothing and then digs around more around his computer and the toolbox he crashed in to. He finds a strange pack and shows it to the camera.
"I forgot that I have a cell regulator that should let me run my mods all at once!"
| >>290820
That... That regulator looks a little old... those JxJ arms are known for being picky about their Compatibility.
-A.F.J.
| >>290956
"Hmmm..."
>Fox crosses his arm and nub in thought and ponders his conundrum.
"Well, if that is so, then I guess I will have top get Angus to help me out with this just so I don't accidentally make my own power source self destruct... that would be very messy."
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| >> Connection established.
>> Handshaking complete
>>Feed commencing
> 3.....
>> 2......
>>>1.......
>A messy haired Lilim taps at a computer keyboard and gives a huge thumbs up to the camera. His arms are in full view and a strange harness system can be seen behind him. Various tools are on a rack adjacent to the harness, along with a large box.
"Okay! This is Fo.... uhh.. Unit 00! I will be attempting something that no lilim should do! Ask me anything while I do this!