Ep 1.5 Level Up (Closed)
Nov 9, 2014 16:55:04 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2014 16:55:04 GMT -5
(Set day 5, week 2)
It was done.
Wheeljack stood back from his workbench, peering hard at the tiny device that sat on it. In his servos, he clutched a bunch of micro tools, meant for fine-tuning the most delicate of wiring. They were the only tools he could use to actually work on this project, though at some points he'd thought long and hard about the merits of simply doing the work by holo and using human sized tools instead.
Bah, the inventor had decided. That was an added layer of complexity to an already difficult task, he knew how to use the micro tools, but maintaining a holo required extra concentration. And he'd managed without just fine.
The device that sat on his bench looked like a thick wrist gauntlet, one that would cover the top half of Miko's arm when worn. Wheeljack had done his best but he couldn't minimize it any further. It was not yet painted yet and gleamed the silver of freshly worked metal. For the sake of disguising its purpose, he'd inscribed a few decorative patterns across its surface. Nothing specific, not Cybertronian art but whatever came to the inventor's mind. But inside the sleek accessory, custom alien circuitry and machinery whirled and hummed and worked with exacting precision.
It had taken time to repurpose a holo emitter into something that could be worn by a human. Flexible circuitry, now that hadn't been fun. Not to mention building a suitable power supply that could run it. The emitter actually came from the wreck of Zoom-Zoom's stolen Decepticon ship. Much like the Jackhammer, the starship had a holographic interface to control it, which surprisngly had come through the crash intact. It was this Wheeljack had taken to use for Miko's gauntlet.
The idea Wheeljack had settled upon, was to use the hard light as protective shielding. Instead of projecting an interactive interface, the hard light was layered tight, much thicker than you'd normally use for a regular projection. It would drain the stored power fast, Wheeljack estimated maybe only anything from 10-30 seconds but it would provided a impenetrable layer of hard light that would protect Miko from damage. The shield would project outwards and around her, a protective bubble that would sit several inches away from her to provide a buffer. Unfortunately, unless Wheeljack had more time to think about it and work on it, Miko also wouldn't be able to move while the shield was active.
The Wrecker leaned down and pinged the device to switch on. Later, he would lock the gauntlet, so it could only activate in response to Miko's biosignature. It started, a bubble of yellow light appeared right around it. Wheeljack carefully placed a servo on and it pushed down. It crackled and hissed angrily at the contact but it held and bore his weight for about 30 seconds. Wheeljack grunted in satisfaction and backed up, just as the shield was failing. It appeared to be working but would require more field testing. The Wrecker set the bracer on a wireless charger to replenish it’s the power supply before turning round to locate Miko.
As fond as Wheeljack was of the human Wrecker, she'd asked plenty of questions while he'd been trying to work. And while Wheeljack hadn't minded indulging her curiosity, it had reached the point where it was interfering with his concentration. That was when the Wrecker had brought out the testing dummy and let her lose upon it, to modify it as she saw fit. At some point, he'd gone scavenging in a junkyard and recovered a plastic dummy from the trash. As much confidence as he had in his own skill, Wheeljack recognised that he couldn't just straight up toss the gauntlet onto Miko and hope for the best.
"Alright Miko," he rumbled at her. "It's done. We can go try it out."
It was done.
Wheeljack stood back from his workbench, peering hard at the tiny device that sat on it. In his servos, he clutched a bunch of micro tools, meant for fine-tuning the most delicate of wiring. They were the only tools he could use to actually work on this project, though at some points he'd thought long and hard about the merits of simply doing the work by holo and using human sized tools instead.
Bah, the inventor had decided. That was an added layer of complexity to an already difficult task, he knew how to use the micro tools, but maintaining a holo required extra concentration. And he'd managed without just fine.
The device that sat on his bench looked like a thick wrist gauntlet, one that would cover the top half of Miko's arm when worn. Wheeljack had done his best but he couldn't minimize it any further. It was not yet painted yet and gleamed the silver of freshly worked metal. For the sake of disguising its purpose, he'd inscribed a few decorative patterns across its surface. Nothing specific, not Cybertronian art but whatever came to the inventor's mind. But inside the sleek accessory, custom alien circuitry and machinery whirled and hummed and worked with exacting precision.
It had taken time to repurpose a holo emitter into something that could be worn by a human. Flexible circuitry, now that hadn't been fun. Not to mention building a suitable power supply that could run it. The emitter actually came from the wreck of Zoom-Zoom's stolen Decepticon ship. Much like the Jackhammer, the starship had a holographic interface to control it, which surprisngly had come through the crash intact. It was this Wheeljack had taken to use for Miko's gauntlet.
The idea Wheeljack had settled upon, was to use the hard light as protective shielding. Instead of projecting an interactive interface, the hard light was layered tight, much thicker than you'd normally use for a regular projection. It would drain the stored power fast, Wheeljack estimated maybe only anything from 10-30 seconds but it would provided a impenetrable layer of hard light that would protect Miko from damage. The shield would project outwards and around her, a protective bubble that would sit several inches away from her to provide a buffer. Unfortunately, unless Wheeljack had more time to think about it and work on it, Miko also wouldn't be able to move while the shield was active.
The Wrecker leaned down and pinged the device to switch on. Later, he would lock the gauntlet, so it could only activate in response to Miko's biosignature. It started, a bubble of yellow light appeared right around it. Wheeljack carefully placed a servo on and it pushed down. It crackled and hissed angrily at the contact but it held and bore his weight for about 30 seconds. Wheeljack grunted in satisfaction and backed up, just as the shield was failing. It appeared to be working but would require more field testing. The Wrecker set the bracer on a wireless charger to replenish it’s the power supply before turning round to locate Miko.
As fond as Wheeljack was of the human Wrecker, she'd asked plenty of questions while he'd been trying to work. And while Wheeljack hadn't minded indulging her curiosity, it had reached the point where it was interfering with his concentration. That was when the Wrecker had brought out the testing dummy and let her lose upon it, to modify it as she saw fit. At some point, he'd gone scavenging in a junkyard and recovered a plastic dummy from the trash. As much confidence as he had in his own skill, Wheeljack recognised that he couldn't just straight up toss the gauntlet onto Miko and hope for the best.
"Alright Miko," he rumbled at her. "It's done. We can go try it out."