From:	Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	Rigger Smuggling
Date:	Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:11:55 -0600

:What with the Rigger's dependability on gear, I'm been wondering about
:cybernetic enhancements like the kind that free up deckers. That said,
what
:about cyberarms that can "dock" specialized drones? When "docked"
the
drone
:looks just like, say, the bicep of forearm of the cyberarm, but when the
:rigger activates it with his headware remote control deck, it powers up,
:undocks, and "folds" out into it's normal position. This would negate
some of
:the arm's abilities, like body enhancement since only the skeleton
docking
:structure would remain exposed, but only for the period when the drone is
:remove, obviously.
:
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:Twist
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That's a pretty cool idea, but I can see the implementation getting
hairy. Also, I don't really think cyberarms are a subtle way to smuggle
an item around- It seems they would tend not to look "right" after this,
and most Cyberlimbs would immediately be suspect to any security person,
IMO.
On the other hand, just putting really small drones into cancelable
holsters, or designing them to look like pens, walskmans, computers,
phones, and all the other crud a suit might carry, could be an excellent
"stealth" rigger option.

Mongoose