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| - | A '''bionics workshop''' is a business in [[Mazeworld]] specialized in buying, selling, installing and removing [[Bionics|bionic implants]]. People in charge of such businesses are called '''bio-engineers''', but there is only one such person in the Mazes - this person is Lance Austin, who insists on being called "Chaosclaw". | + | A '''bionics workshop''' is a business in [[Mazeworld]] specialized in buying, selling, installing and removing [[Bionics|bionic augmentations]]. People in charge of such businesses are called '''bio-engineers''', but there is only one such person in the Mazes - this person is Lance Austin, who insists on being called "Chaosclaw". |
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| | === Rules of a bionics workshop === | | === Rules of a bionics workshop === |
| - | *Sells '''all types''' of [[bionics]] | + | *Sells [[Bionics|Bases and Augmentations]] |
| - | *Buys back bionics for '''50%''' of their value | + | *Buys back augmentations for '''50%''' of their value |
| - | *Installs bionic implants on the body of clients, for free | + | **Will not buy back bases - bases are permanently installed and non-removable. |
| - | *May remove existing implants on the body of clients for a fixed fee of '''200 P$''' | + | *Installation of either bases or augmentations is free. Removal and replacement of augmentations is free. |
| | + | **Augmentations that are removed are destroyed, and must be bought back again if the client wishes them back. |
| | *'''Accepts''' credit | | *'''Accepts''' credit |
| | *'''Accepts''' [[Valuable|valuables]] and will exchange them for money or credit | | *'''Accepts''' [[Valuable|valuables]] and will exchange them for money or credit |
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| - | *His clothes: [[Shirt with tie]], [[Lab coat]], [[Pants with belt]], [[Regular shoes]] | + | *Clothes: Shirt with tie, Lab coat, Cargo pants (plain color), Harness boots |
| - | *A pair of [[fingerless gloves]]
| + | *Weapons: Fingerless gloves |
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| - | * [[Bionics]]
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| - | = The man himself =
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| - | === Early days ===
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| - | Born to a couple of prosperous but unremarkable parents, Lance's real family name is Austin. His father, Sylas was a [[scientist]] living a quiet life and career as part of the Science Team of Physics and Chemistry, while his mother Janet worked as a [[weapon shop]] owner. He was the oldest of three brothers. The second brother, Victor, died at the age of 14 in the [[Child|children's realm]] under unknown circumstances (the official cause of death was listed as "heart failure"). The youngest brother, Falkner, went on to live as a librarian, but was known for his bad luck, leading to repeated and numerous injuries and ensuing trips to the [[hospital room|hospital]].
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| - | Lance was known, as a child, for being one of the most successful students in the history of the Mazes, scoring nearly perfect grades with seemingly very little effort. Avid for knowledge in all sorts of fields and subjects, Lance was particularly attracted by scientific subjects, and became one of the very rare denizens of the Mazes to have some sort of fame in the regular Mazes while still attending the children's realm education.
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| - | As a cheerful and passionate child, Lance only sought solitude by choice and solely to devote himself to what he likes best - he is surpisingly sociable, though many have described him as "quirky", "very charismatic" yet "very peculiar".
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| - | Over the years, however, the young Lance attracted the attention of several figures; his intellect, his abilities as a student, and generally speaking, his personality and quirky behavior, have been seen as the symptoms of an abnormal individual by many - he was repeatedly analyzed and diagnosed by various medics. At the age of 10, following his entry in [[Child#Human scholar grades|E2]], Lance was tested for IQ and scored '''153''', a score that would make him a genius and a child prodigy by the test's standards.
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| - | While he was aware of his performance at school, he felt that there was no accomplishment in scoring perfect grades or reaching a high score in IQ tests, which he deemed to be "foolish". Later on, at the age of 14, Lance attempted enrolling in EVERY Science Team program at once, rather than a single one, and to the amazement of his teachers, managed to score high grades in every single test, with perfect scores in tests that would have allowed him entry in the Science Teams of Biotechnology/Genetics and Quantum Physics. He also demonstrated remarkable skills as a conventional engineer, and became the first, and to this date, the only student in the Mazes to have managed to essentially graduate multiple times, qualifying himself for entry in multiple fields of work.
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| - | === Birth of a new scientific field ===
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| - | At the time of his graduation from the Mazes' children realm and his entry in the real Mazes, his almost inhumane skills attracted the interest of the [[Administrator]], who has made the decision to personally support and fund his projects. Developing a keen interest in robotics, bio-technology, and generally everything touching to what Lance perceived as the "improvement of life", he has invented the field of '''biological engineering''' (commonly abbreviated as '''bionics'''). Working closely with other STs, Lance imposed himself as a new authority in the Mazes' scientific world, managing to create successful prototypes of a long-sought dream of many engineers and scientific: the bionic implant, the artificially created machine that would extend one's life.
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| - | Lance was granted access to the early drafts of the Life System Support prototype already tested , with limited success, and was given the task to refine and improve on it; it had to be less bulky, more cost-efficient, and have less impact on its receiver's psyche and mental state; the early prototypes relied heavily on the use of chemical injectors, which injected a stream of substances such as [[epinephrine]], [[morphine]], certain other analgesics and benzodiazepines, in the host's system. Certain models also made use of [[steroids]] to improve strength and combat ability. However, this heavy reliance of drugs was disastrous for their hosts' mental state and psyche, who were reduced, more often than not, to little more than mental wrecks with immense powers.
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| - | Inspired by the very literal failures they represented, Lance's new drafts were motivated by certain ideologies which are now the cornerstones of his work today: bionic implants must respect the body and the mind, they must improve on the body without taking tolls on the mind, and must not trade off, or destroy the receiver's integrity in order to benefit from the bionics' new advantages. They had to be all gain, and none (or little) drawbacks.
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| - | === Origin of the nickname "Chaosclaw" ===
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| - | An avid fan of the science-fiction novel ''The Claw of Chaos ; Tales of a Mechanical Man'' by Martin Zeiger, which predates the birth of the bionics field. The novel, which was written roughly 900 years ago, is frequently cited as the primary source of inspiration for Lance's work and contributions to the scientific field, up to and including his personal nickname, "Chaosclaw". Lance himself claims to have read the sci-fi book over two hundred times and that he considers it not a work of fiction, but a "book of prophecies" and that it was his "duty to deliver it to the world". Most of his [[Augmentations|products]] are inspired, in one way or another, by the book itself.
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| - | The term "Claw of Chaos" refers to the book's protagonist, the "Mechanical Man", who is outfitted with a variety of modifications and enhancements (which would now be called [[augmentations]]) to his own body following an accident that would have otherwise left him paralyzed. The "Claw of Chaos" is a metaphor for these augmentations, seen by the author as being so powerful and unique, they bring chaos to a world, unprepared to the consequences of giving so much capability to a single human being.
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| - | === Downfall, or skyrise? ===
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| - | Lance's own mind and psyche were, according to the medics who have routinely examined him throughout his childhood, riddled with personality disorders and troubles. Famous for his outbursts of nigh-stereotypical maniacal laughter, his slight speech impediments and his awkward social behavior, the various health experts who have examined Lance's case agreed on the following:
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| - | * Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) | + | |
| - | * Schizotypal personality disorder
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| - | * Narcissistic personality disorder
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| - | * Delusions of grandeur
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| - | Lance's obsession for his work and his perceived goal of improving the human race led to him being one of the first true trans-humanists of the Mazes. He is convinced, to the point of considering himself the "harbinger of a new era", that bionics are the Mazes' human race's future, and that until all of them choose to "improve" themselves with his implants, those who desire to be the best "will be the ones who chose to obtain implants".
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| - | After the success of his new Life System Support prototypes, Lance was allowed to work in the officially new '''Science Team of Biological Engineering''', as its sole member. His close ties with the Administrator, who has shown ever-increased interest in his work and mastery of this particular scientific field, led to him being a favorite of the Admin; he received a special, high-paying salary, and worked on the most important projects in the realm's history, the most notable of which is the development of the controversial '''Enhanced Life Support System''', or '''E-LSS'''.
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| - | The '''E-LSS''' is a special, unique bionic implant, and the ultimate development of the original LSS and its past prototypes - a biomechanical heart capable of restarting itself regardless of its host body's condition. This heart was incapable of aging, required little maintenance, and Lance's highly dedicated work ensured that any repairs of improvements would guarantee that the implant would be ever better as time passes. The E-LSS project was, eventually, so successful, that the Admin was interested in installing it on someone in the Mazes to test out its capabilities.
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| - | That person was selected by the Admin, a certain [[Thomas Wight]] received the implant, on the condition that he accepts to be neutered by medics specialized in sex change (at the time, only select medics were trained to perform such treatments), in order to fully commit himself to his future job: to be the head of the Mazes' military as their future Colonel.
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| - | The experiment was successful, so successful that Wight had deliberately and repeatedly placed himself in situations that would have otherwise killed him; but thanks to the inhumane possibilities the '''E-LSS''' enhanced, he came back to life to slay his targets, every time he would suffer a wound, a hit or a blow that would have killed him.
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| - | This experiment was Lance's consecration as a scientific prodigy and his biggest personal achievement. Although he had never officially taken sides in the [[Human-youkai rivalry]], he had involuntarily and significantly contributed to the anti-youkai side. Despite this, Lance always advocated himself as a neutral party, only acting to further his goals and his beliefs; though he has repeatedly stated he refused to create bionic implants for youkai beings, stating that he worked to "improve human life, not youkai life", and that he firmly refused the idea.
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| - | While many perceived this standpoint as being anti-youkai, Lance was in reality simply apathetic to the entire conflict. What it did do, however, was further convincing himself that he was the "only one" capable of working in the biological engineering field, and that he was "not only the best, but the only one with a pure, real vision for the humans in this world", again in his own words, deepening his narcissistic issues and delusions of godlike grandeur. Despite the indisputable signs that the bionics prodigy was reaching comical levels of delusion, the Admin continued to follow his requests of never allowing anybody unauthorized to be taught about biological engineering. As such, the ST is still closed, to be constituted of only one member until further notice, which was likely to never come.
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| - | Today, Lance owns the sole Bionics Workshop in the Mazes and openly commercializes his services and his products to all humans in the Mazes with the money and the will to "improve" themselves, in his words. He is sympathetic to anybody supporting his cause, regardless of race and origins, though will always ultimately be interested in the human genre.
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| - | * [[Karin]]
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| | * Colonel [[Thomas Wight]] | | * Colonel [[Thomas Wight]] |
| | * [[Administrator]] | | * [[Administrator]] |
If threatened, Lance will either remain indifferent, or explode in maniacal laughter at the face of whomever is threatening him. However, he will not attempt anything to defend himself.
If Lance is killed in action, the contestant will not be able to use the bionics workshop anymore, and any subsequent room in which the bionics workshop was meant to be found will be instead considered a crime scene guarded by Maze Guards.
Threatening or attacking Lance can give the contestant a code orange, and killing him can increase it to a code red.
