From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	Otaku questions
Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 02:24:49 EDT

In a message dated 9/6/1999 11:22:55 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
angelkiller404@**********.com writes:

>
> OK, here's another question: How would cyber affect a still-growing
> body? I mean, I don't see much problem with bio--that stuff grows
> right along with you--but cyber? I don't think an otaku would take in
> an encephalon, not when it's made to conform to his skull when he's
> about 10-13 years old. Or am I just speculating here?

Its' actually healthy speculation. However, if the 'ware is implanted in the
later years of a child's life (say the middle teens), there is little
potential for problems. The exact reason for this I cannot say, but I would
call a good "gut instinct".

As for what the cyberware does for attributes which in then may affect the
Otaku...we've used the rule that although a piece of ware may augment the
attribute of the Otaku, the "Living Persona" needs to be "updated".
In this
case, it won't function at the higher rating until some "Programming Time" is
done to augment the rating. Similar to when an Otaku must do the time to
repair damage to their Living Persona attributes in this case.

-K