voice; some time after arrival

[longshadow]

[ It's a slow, careful drawl, like someone's trying very hard to make themselves clearly understood. ]

Not that I don’t appreciate free jewelry full of tiny talking voices,

[ He doesn't. ]

But I don't suppose that none of you know how to get this thing off?

I’ve tried prying it, and cutting it, and slamming it on the wall a few times, and even asking it real polite, but no dice. Melting it's off the table, I like my skin, but otherwise all suggestions are. [ A huff of breath. ] Seriously welcome.

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[heart_breaking]

Knifes, kitchen sizors, garden clippers.

toenail clippers are to small, and I coldn't use the jumpjet maintnance toolbox saw without getting my arm, so I put it back.

[longshadow]

[ Well, far be it from him to discourage people from cutting off their arms. It seems like a popular solution. ]

Knives, crowbar, tried jimmying the mechanism. [ Right. Pretending not to be shady. ] But I'm no expert on that kind of thing. Should try it with someone who knows what they're doing.

You ever get the chance to ask these "Captains" directly on all this?

[heart_breaking]

They won't tell you how to open it. Their the ones who made us wear this thing in the first place.

[In other words, no, they haven't tried. They don't even remember if putting on the MID was mandatory in the first place, but they're inclined to think the worst of anyone who'd picked the uniforms.]