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[hanzer]

[There's very little preamble before the network gets an earful of the distinctive, raspy tones of a certain ex-cop. Guy sounds like he smokes his cigarettes and eats them too. He also doesn't sound exactly comfortable to be speaking on the network, but anyone who's met him in person in the past few days knows that that forced impassivity is kind of his thing.]

I'm looking for someone who can work with cybernetics. Some know-how with computers or engineering would probably help, but I figure some of that comes with the territory. [A pause, and then:] Discretion preferred.

[The way he says it, one kind of gets the sense that he'd gladly find a way to make even the most indiscreet person suddenly learn the meaning of patient confidentiality– but it's just as easy to believe that that's just the way he talks.

There's another longer pause and then, at length, he adds:] I'd also be interested in speaking to anyone who can talk about the crewman we've got in the hold.

[Spooky, scary, skeleton-like – you've probably heard of Ploiatos. Adam certainly has, and (being the security-minded guy he is) he'd love to know what having a literal skeleton in the closet entails.

And since Adam Jensen's never exactly been known for ending conversations gracefully, that's where he chooses to cut the message off.

Certainly, no one can say he isn't to-the-point.]

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[coolskeletonnyehntyfive]

[Ask and you shall receive! One spooky scary skeleton, at your service.]

YOU MUST MEAN PALATINO! BE CAREFUL, HE ISN'T VERY SOCIABLE.

[imaginary_wife]

That's Ploiatos. Don't go near him.

[Firmly. Just don't do it.]

We have a some skilled technicians and engineers but I can also help you. I'm Doc Yewll.

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[kaijumanic]

No idea what's going on in the hold, dude, but I can totally help with cybernetics. Depending on, y'know, the complexity and how integrated with organic materials they are. I mostly specialise in the organic side of things, but I did one of my phD's in cybernetics.

[he certainly doesn't look like a doctor, with his tattoos and all.]

You could always just come down to engineering, we kinda need a new pet project.

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[deconstruct]

[ Spotting the name attached to this post, that'd be one of the two set to babysit skeleton man's cell with him, so if he's going to put forth the effort to share this with anyone, may as well be him. ]

Got this from Robin, the ship's historian -

[ and Jensen will have the following forwarded to him: ]

"But as far as I can tell, he used to be a crew member of this ship. One of the original crew members, not someone like us who showed up by accident. He's wearing a Moira uniform, so that seems to make sense.

Nobody says they know what caused it, but one day he changed. I don't know if he had powers before then, but he started using them all of a sudden to kill his fellow crew members. The Captain and the First Mate escaped through the Ingress to keep from getting killed themselves.

I don't know what happened to the rest of the crew, but Ploiatos got locked away in one of the rooms of the ship eventually. The old captains said that they didn't know he was there when they found the Moira - which I guess makes sense, because they didn't seem to know what to do when he got out.

Then he went around and killed some of our current crew, including one of the captains. She didn't come back, but from what I could tell she was the Captain in charge of the Ingress - probably the one who knew the most about it.

Eventually they locked him back up in another room, and it's been mostly safe in there ever since. I think Sans and Papyrus tried to get inside once (I guess they heard that Ploiatos was a skeleton monster and thought he'd be more like them) and he hurt them both really bad.

That's all I know about him. I wasn't there for the actual attacks, so I can't tell you much about his powers, but I can show you some video of it if you wanna see? It's pretty ugly, though."

[ he's leaving out the part about that coming from the two new officers, and the fact the sources aren't all that trustworthy, for the sake of covering Robin's back. but that's something he can tell Jensen in person later. ]

[ventifact]

what kind of cybernetics?

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[armsmode]

I've been assigned as a technician. I'll do what I can if you still need assistance, and I will be discreet.

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[arcreact]

can't help you much with the resident spooky skeleton
but you're not the first around here who's needed some TLC for their cybernetics

how extensive are they, and is this routine or 'i snapped my cyborg arm off, please help'?

[ Because both options are equally plausible around here. ]

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[liberaltus]

I'm afraid technology just isn't in my wheel of knowledge, I can repair things, but it requires a working knowledge of what the function of the thing is. [Like collapsed bridges, no problem, machines are more complex.] Though if there are any afflictions involved, we could have a long conversation about that. As part of my job.

[He's supposed to keep records of such things, illnesses, physical afflictions. He's hardly interested in the job, but he pushes himself anyway.

As for the crewman in the hold, he hasn't been here much longer than Adam.]

As an aside, dear Adam, how is life aboard the ship treating you so far?

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[scope]

[ Cybernetics, interesting, discretion, even more interesting. There's something about this guy ( Adam Jensen, says the MID )'s voice that invites curiosity, plus what he's saying, and. A crewman in the hold, huh?

Well, he wouldn't know about that, but it's interesting nonetheless. ]

I could work with cybernetics. Depends on what they are, what you need done.

[ His voice may not be smoker's raspy but it's a little strange, anyway, reverberating as if through a voice modulator -- or, you know, from an alien. But hey, he's supposed to be an inventor here or something. Might as well volunteer some tech support. ]

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[rustledbyjimmies]

[There is a public key attached in case Jensen would like to proceed through properly encrypted channels. Should he wish to, he should submit his own public key for Spock to encrypt with and use Spock's key to encrypt any future messages.]

It is preferable to discuss things in person if discretion is your wish, but I have attached my public key for your convenience.

To what degree is your inquiry made? While I do not specialize in cybernetics directly, I have significant experience with its individual components.

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[whoami]

[ Sam isn't encrypting anything since he's doubting he'll be of much help. Plus if this post is any indication, he's missing some pretty vital information. ]

I'm not sure how much help it would be, but computers and engineering is about the only things I'm good at.

Unfortunately, I figured the four "captains" didn't know what they were doing. Well, three if you don't count Tipota.

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[ryuuzaki]

We'd all be interested in talking about the crewman in the hold, but the general line seems to be "Don't"... don't go near it, don't get involved if at all possible. They're probably afraid that curiousity may kill some cats... and the rest of us.

I don't think I can help you with your cybernetics -- I have some programming experience, but I wouldn't want someone's senses to rely on it, and you'll find better candidates here. Still, I have to admit that I'm intrigued.