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Cam is watching a new recording of Atriama, tail swishing in the gap in his couch, and doesn't stop to pause the show when he feels a summons go by.
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wormcan
Well at least he isn't insisting on talking to her.
They'll arrive without incident; there aren't a whole lot of fliers who hang out above the Pacific.
They'll arrive without incident; there aren't a whole lot of fliers who hang out above the Pacific.
from_scratch
When they land, Cam says, "Any preferences for how I attach this to you?" and holds up the head in a jar.
from_scratch
"If you don't usually sleep on your back or something I can just attach it to your spine, leaves your arms and legs free."
from_scratch
"Turn your pain off."
And Cam fiddles with a vertebra until it is firmly attached to the jar brain.
And Cam fiddles with a vertebra until it is firmly attached to the jar brain.
wormcan
Toggling the existing upgrades still works. When the fiddling is done Riley is indefinitely down to normal.
from_scratch
Cam inquires after what else she needs to be comfortable, sets her up, notifies her that if the jar detaches from her spine and he's not authorizing it then boom, and then looks for biotinkers who would like to do a little contract work and can come up with a longer term Hatchet Face Brain solution. And emails the Elite a list of things that he's aware of which are illegal and not immoral, and the Protectorate the memberships insofar as he can produce them of the groups they had in mind.
wormcan
There are very few biotinkers, but keeping a human head alive indefinitely isn't that hard. Tinkers come out of the woodwork to compete with each other.
The Protectorate is probably making use of those names in some way that isn't immediately obvious, and Elite-occupied areas see a spike in crimes Cam doesn't object to.
The Protectorate is probably making use of those names in some way that isn't immediately obvious, and Elite-occupied areas see a spike in crimes Cam doesn't object to.
from_scratch
When he has a design he swaps out the head on Bonesaw's spine for a more permanent model. Back to business as usual.
wormcan
If business as usual includes monitoring the Elite, he'll notice a distinct lack of decrease in the local rates of crimes he doesn't approve of. He can of course conjure any internal communication he wants, but all of it says most of their cells have been shutting down non-Cam-approved operations on schedule.
Clearly every city containing the Elite had a coincidental wave of illegal activity that exactly balanced out their recent change of heart. No other explanation is possible.
Clearly every city containing the Elite had a coincidental wave of illegal activity that exactly balanced out their recent change of heart. No other explanation is possible.
from_scratch
Cam thinks other explanations are possible. Would the Protectorate like to swat them? Would they like help?
wormcan
That depends on which them. The Protectorate is on good terms with some of the less criminal Elite and openly opposed to others. They would rather not swat the former.
Up until he shows them the full list of the Elite's activities. In several places the Elite had reputations as strictly business and strictly legitimate, but as it happens the second part was never true. Cue the war between the two largest parahuman alliances.
Up until he shows them the full list of the Elite's activities. In several places the Elite had reputations as strictly business and strictly legitimate, but as it happens the second part was never true. Cue the war between the two largest parahuman alliances.
from_scratch
Whee. Cam helps. Mostly remotely; he sets up floating platforms so he can drop merchandise without worrying about intersecting important metropolis. If the Protectorate would like this merchandise to include tinkertech to go after Elite with he won't say boo. Bad Elite.
wormcan
Only mostly. More so now that they've dropped the facade. Exposing the Elite turns into an ongoing headache for the heroes on the other side of the Pacific, but they're gradually winning.
wormcan
Upgrading technology, enriching the world, rebuilding countries from the waves up... These are pretty good customs to have. Much better than most capes, for multiple reasons.
In short order Tokyo looks like a functioning 22nd-century city, with the addition of tightly controlled capes.
In short order Tokyo looks like a functioning 22nd-century city, with the addition of tightly controlled capes.
from_scratch
Which means Cam can spread out his attention a little more. He was already doing a lot of overseas commerce, but in broad strokes - you don't need to be a particularly decent individual to be trusted with a hepatitis vaccine. He checks up on people real carefully for anything else, now, but he goes looking.
wormcan
Which means more opportunity to run across just what the rest of the world looks like. Eastern Europe has barely got anyone with the reach to distribute things, China is the CUI, and nearly everything in Africa is under the control of one of the many competing short-lived warlords. And the lack of candidates comes even before sorting by trustworthiness.
from_scratch
Would Japan miss him very terribly if he just moved to Africa and did that next?
wormcan
Yes. Cam singlehandedly brought Japan back out of a previous century and hasn't finished; everyone kind of likes having him around.
from_scratch
...Okay, Japan can keep him for now, but only because he's really short on people to delegate things to. He keeps looking. Occasionally he just literally parachutes food or creates rain over places where that seems like it would be helpful.