05-03-2024, 04:59 PM
Alex chuckled at the mention of kissing her hand, "Although quite tempting, I always felt that for a gentleman to do so when they have only just been introduced...well, it never seemed appropriate to me. I pride myself on my bedside manner and professional approach, but if you wish anyone else to be present for the process, I welcome it. You're going to need to feel comfortable, but I will say up front that part of this will involve both with and without clothing. Obviously they can adapt to either situation, but for it to fit correctly, calibrations will need to be made for the software. The upside is that I can almost promise you that running and jumping will be available. You might not want to run a marathon, and it won't count as light tactical armor, but it will serve the function it was designed for."
Trying to put her mind a bit at ease, he continued, "I assure you that I have spent many years researching a vast variety of prosthetic augmentations. They were almost all intended to replace limbs and organs, but I have dealt with a few of them that were required as an external augmentation, like yours. Your father did very nice work. All I really intend to do is to give it some upgrades. For instance, it will be able to handle more stress, will increase power output and will be able to use a holographic feature that will allow it to appear invisible or blend in with your clothing. The idea is often that to really feel like themselves, people don't want to be reminded that they're wearing something at all. I focus on making people comfortable in their equipment, to the point where they sometimes forget that they have it. The touch can also be as soft as your skin. In theory, you would be able to enjoy a bikini day at the beach, play some volleyball and nobody ever even know you were wearing your augmentation."
He brought his hand up to his chin and gave his goatee a stroke or two in concentrated thought, "Since you won't need to be weightless most of the time, we can go with a fashionable variant or a zero gravity training belt. You would be able to have a variable setting. The higher the setting, the more energy it would use and the sooner it would run out of power, but I think we can find a nice compromise that will give you options for compensating for most Away Team situations. Anything beyond that the entire group would be using specialized suits in any case. The only caution is that you won't be able to use it too close to active warp cores. By default, the fields generated in those areas will negate your anti-gravity devices. Beyond that, your equipment should be able to handle anything that wouldn't harm any other average person. If this appeals to you, I would be glad to lend a hand."
The entire time, Alex made a point to be gentle and honest in his tone. He also liked looking people in the eye when talking to them. He didn't like talking down to people, but was aware that he could get too into the details, so he tried his best not to bore people. In his experience, people with any kind of disability tended to be very self conscious about it and any behavior that treated them as inherently weaker or less than anyone else might be considered offensive. People were people to him and all deserved respect. He was in the business of helping people and it came across in how he tried to treat people. He didn't always succeed, but he did try.
He had mentioned the ability to hide her augmentation because of how she presented herself. She was still young, active and attractive, so it would be natural to consider her appearance from time to time. Like anyone else, having options was almost always prefered. He didn't want to ruin the surprises he had in mind for her, but he wanted to be sure that he was listening to what she wanted first. The patient's desires and concerns were always of extreme importance for a pleasurable outcome.
Trying to put her mind a bit at ease, he continued, "I assure you that I have spent many years researching a vast variety of prosthetic augmentations. They were almost all intended to replace limbs and organs, but I have dealt with a few of them that were required as an external augmentation, like yours. Your father did very nice work. All I really intend to do is to give it some upgrades. For instance, it will be able to handle more stress, will increase power output and will be able to use a holographic feature that will allow it to appear invisible or blend in with your clothing. The idea is often that to really feel like themselves, people don't want to be reminded that they're wearing something at all. I focus on making people comfortable in their equipment, to the point where they sometimes forget that they have it. The touch can also be as soft as your skin. In theory, you would be able to enjoy a bikini day at the beach, play some volleyball and nobody ever even know you were wearing your augmentation."
He brought his hand up to his chin and gave his goatee a stroke or two in concentrated thought, "Since you won't need to be weightless most of the time, we can go with a fashionable variant or a zero gravity training belt. You would be able to have a variable setting. The higher the setting, the more energy it would use and the sooner it would run out of power, but I think we can find a nice compromise that will give you options for compensating for most Away Team situations. Anything beyond that the entire group would be using specialized suits in any case. The only caution is that you won't be able to use it too close to active warp cores. By default, the fields generated in those areas will negate your anti-gravity devices. Beyond that, your equipment should be able to handle anything that wouldn't harm any other average person. If this appeals to you, I would be glad to lend a hand."
The entire time, Alex made a point to be gentle and honest in his tone. He also liked looking people in the eye when talking to them. He didn't like talking down to people, but was aware that he could get too into the details, so he tried his best not to bore people. In his experience, people with any kind of disability tended to be very self conscious about it and any behavior that treated them as inherently weaker or less than anyone else might be considered offensive. People were people to him and all deserved respect. He was in the business of helping people and it came across in how he tried to treat people. He didn't always succeed, but he did try.
He had mentioned the ability to hide her augmentation because of how she presented herself. She was still young, active and attractive, so it would be natural to consider her appearance from time to time. Like anyone else, having options was almost always prefered. He didn't want to ruin the surprises he had in mind for her, but he wanted to be sure that he was listening to what she wanted first. The patient's desires and concerns were always of extreme importance for a pleasurable outcome.