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Message no. 1
From: Nexx <nexx@********.NET>
Subject: Animals and Cyberware (was Re: Horses in 2057...
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:47:12 -0600
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> From: D. Ghost <dghost@****.COM>
>
> >He also wants to know if horses can be cyber enhanced? I don't see why
> not
> >but then again that might be a little to much.
>
> As per SR2, they can but it tends to drive them bonkers. However a
> cybernetic control device can be implanted (Don't remember the cost, but
> I believe the Essence Cost was 1 point). It was described in the
section
> explaining the stats (specificly in the explanation of Essence.).


Hmmm. Does anyone have any nice, theoretical idea as to why cyber drives
animals bonkers?

--
Rev. Mark Hall
aka Pope Nexx Many-Scars
*
Now that I think about it, Rush Limbaugh is quite a bit like the sun.
He's a large ball of hot gas that inevitably draws the densest things
towards him.
Message no. 2
From: John Pederson <pedersje@******.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU>
Subject: Re: Animals and Cyberware (was Re: Horses in 2057...
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:34:37 -0500
Nexx wrote:
> Hmmm. Does anyone have any nice, theoretical idea as to why cyber drives
> animals bonkers?

Well, cybernetics doesn't do fun things to the human psyche. It's one
thing to lose a part of yourself. It ain't fun, but you can get over it.
It's something else again to have parts of you replaced with something
hard, metal and a whole lot stronger that you used to be. For social
animals especially (canines, for instance), this is going to muck up the
hierarchy which shapes a lot of behaviour. I mean, one moment, your
trainer's the alpha because he's got the combination of strength and
smarts the beats you cold everytime. What happens when you suddenly
become stronger? And faster? And bigger? And tougher? Furthermore, 'you'
isn't *you*! Everything about what you used to define your identity is
different -- different appearance, different smell, different senses.
It'd be pretty dang confusing.

--
John Pederson, otherwise known as Lyle Canthros, shapeshifter-mage
"Oooooh! Big talk from Mr. Got-All-My-Limbs! 'Look at me! I've got arms
and legs! JERK!" --Sluggy Freelance
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Message no. 3
From: Paul Gettle <RunnerPaul@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Animals and Cyberware (was Re: Horses in 2057...
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 23:11:42 -0500
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At 07:47 PM 11/16/98 -0600, Nexx wrote:
>Hmmm. Does anyone have any nice, theoretical idea as to why cyber
drives
>animals bonkers?

And remember, this whole "bonkers" thing is just a very strong
tendancy. There are documented cases of cybered animals remaining
docile, one example being the CyberCow mentioned in the London
Sourcebook.

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