Bypass Gemini
“The unstable host scratched at the socket where his arm should be, a vaguely distracted look on his face.
“So... what? The arm is running on automatic right now?” Lex asked.
“Wireless control.”
“… So you’re calibrating that thing blind?”
“There’s a camera on it.”
“… And where’s the video-”
“It is being broadcast into my eye,” he answered impatiently, “Look, let’s get all of that out of the way first. I lost my left arm at the shoulder and my left leg below the knee in two different explosions. ...The arm’s got a camera, it is wireless with a half mile range indoors and who knows how far outdoors, it can operate semi-autonomously, the hand has programmable fingerprints, a vibration motor, data interface capabilities-”
“Wait. A vibration motor in your hand? Why?”
“I’m a man, and I’m alone on the planet. Figure it out. Back to the prostheses. I was going to put wheels or something on the false foot, but then I’d keep busting my shoe, so basically the leg is just a leg.MoreLess
“So... what? The arm is running on automatic right now?” Lex asked.
“Wireless control.”
“… So you’re calibrating that thing blind?”
“There’s a camera on it.”
“… And where’s the video-”
“It is being broadcast into my eye,” he answered impatiently, “Look, let’s get all of that out of the way first. I lost my left arm at the shoulder and my left leg below the knee in two different explosions. ...The arm’s got a camera, it is wireless with a half mile range indoors and who knows how far outdoors, it can operate semi-autonomously, the hand has programmable fingerprints, a vibration motor, data interface capabilities-”
“Wait. A vibration motor in your hand? Why?”
“I’m a man, and I’m alone on the planet. Figure it out. Back to the prostheses. I was going to put wheels or something on the false foot, but then I’d keep busting my shoe, so basically the leg is just a leg.MoreLess
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