| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (Hahns Shin) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Cosmetic Bioware |
| Date: | Sat Nov 10 14:30:00 2001 |
even
> > tastes. Sorry, this is just something that, well I wouldn't say
bother,
> but
> > it makes me thing of weird things. Granted, I am the GM...
> >
>
> Yes the cosmetic bioware is pretty well just a weird roleplay
device. I
> think FASA was looking more to twisted PBeMs when they came up with
> that...mainly because in my current PBeM I have a characters whose
sweat
> smells and tastes like raspberries...why I don't know...but it fits
her
> character.
Well, cosmetic bioware that can change your sweat would be useful in
two ways: First, it would help people who naturally smell bad (there
are actual "smelly" diseases and syndromes that affect about 1 in 400
people... most people mask it with cologne or perfume, but it is
embarassing and causes much worry and psychological distress),
allowing them to integrate better with society (it's like removing a
wart or a facial skin tag). Second, it could mask your identity from
people with enhanced smell. For example, shapeshifter or adept police
investigators, cyber-modified insurance auditors, etc. Think about
it... if astral evidence can be used to investigate, why wouldn't
smell be a piece of evidence as well (an SR version of Angua)? Of
course, a new scientific field and vocabulary would have to be
invented for it...
Hahns Shin, MS II
Budding cybersurgeon
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already
know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be
killed."
-G. K. Chesterton
