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Rin Oid's Journal
Maikendo
Downtime
Log 2
It's been a few days. I entered some kind of fugue state, Jen was crying and asking me to eat but I knew I could do it. I can feel my brain so clearly now - clear enough to digitize it. I've built a body using my half-finished projects and some of the drone tech I was waiting on.
All that's left is the skin. I don't think this will hurt. I just need to make sure Jen doesn't see.
Log 3
The system is initialized. I am typing this by thinking it after plugging in to the computer. I used most of my old organic matter in my new body as well, in specific places - the skin is real, as is the hair. I need to get rid of the rest, though. It's a good thing I already have the materials needed to melt a body down, and a good reason to be getting rid the sludge. Times like these I'm quite glad for my position. After I'm done with that, I'll perform further testing on these systems.
Log 4
I can see better, and my body is a lot more resistant and strong. I didn't realize at first but my design included retractable weapons in my hands. I can't wait for the day when I'm able to recreate this kind of thing, but the blueprints are slipping from my head even now. I hope there isn't a problem with data loss...
I'll run more tests. Start working on backups.
Sugar & Spice
Downtime
Log 6
Log 6
I re-visited Maikendo after making the improvements to my processing power and my limbs - both came in incredibly handy! They functioned exactly as I was hoping they would, letting me reach up on top of bookshelves and use my new stronger body to tie down some raccoons, and later helping me search carefully through a building without over-heating as I did in my last contract. The problem I ran into today is my ability to take a hit, however! I went in with Mr. Kind and we met one other person there who seemed to be following different rules from us, but Mr. Kind had gotten a sartorial upgrade since our last meeting. After he saw me get pelted by a sub-machine gun and almost pass out, he let me in on his secret - he knows a tailor that can make reinforced clothes. After we finished the bonus levels he called me up in the real world and introduced me, so I was able to get a reinforced lab coat to help with any further danger. We've made an alliance - to share our resources to strengthen us both. Him, using his strange arcane powers, and me with my penchant for technology that has surpassed what was previously possible since I started this "Job".
I look forward to what we can accomplish together.
Here Lies Rin Oid
She will never end world hunger. But she helped mitigate it as well as she could while she lived.
Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.