Playing dead with chromes

How about cybernetics that allow the owner to pass out, or perhaps even assume a corpse-like state at will for a certain period of time? Though perhaps the latter would be complicated to code, it would allow for interesting strategies by characters in fights they don't want, or to allow for some chicanery and shenanigans to pull off heists and infiltrate/exfiltrate places as a corpse.

Presumably this would fail to fool anything but a cursory glance by laymen.

By Melonly at Nov 21, 2022 6:27 PM

I could see tiers of a nano for this. Something that forces the body into varying states of hibernation maybe? If you're just trying to fool laymen, maybe it pulls heat toward your core and puts you under, giving a pale, dead look? More advanced models could produce rigor mortis effects and slow heartrate to a near dead stop, and the nanos take over the task of delivery?

I don't know for sure on all that, but sounds fun in theory.

By RatchetEffect at Nov 29, 2022 12:16 PM

Would simply encourage others to start carrying hacksaws to cut heads off to finish the job.

By Beepboop at Nov 29, 2022 12:18 PM

I like this interesting idea.

+1 for more hacksaws.

+1 for titanium neck implants as a countermeasure.

By Hek at Nov 29, 2022 2:36 PM

Hah. +1 to Hek's +1s

By RatchetEffect at Nov 29, 2022 5:28 PM

-	Burgerwolf	18s	PANCAKES
-	AdamBlue9000	23s	Rolling 526d6 damage against both of us.
-	QueenZombean	6s	Singing the song that doesn't end, yes it goes...
-	Veleth	14s	Vampires don't sparkle.
-	Diamond	2h	After Winter, must come Spring.
-	Jengris	1h
-	Fogchild1	52s
-	Cword	1h
-	Hivemind	1m
-	Enven	1h
-	Emily	11m	I lost myself, in the dark charade.
-	Gragulon	1m
-	Rillem	2m	Why's the weed always gone?
-	zxq	1h
-	Vanashis	1h
-	Sivartas	10m
-	adrognik	17s
-	MrJDucky2	1h
j	Fengshui	1d
a	Mench	2m	Doing a bit of everything.
And 27 more hiding and/or disguised

Playing dead with chromes SK "Didelphidae" Metabolic Modulator

Playing dead with chromes
SK "Didelphidae" Metabolic Modulator