As Kitsune was boxing up her textbooks and various equipment in the Sennin office, her former office, she came across the chakra core she had constructed prior to, and finished during, her interview with the other two Sennin. She smirked and put it in her pocket rather than into a box. It was an important piece of technology, and she wasn’t going to let just anyone get to it. It had retained the charge she put into it that day, and not a single bit of that power had gone missing, as you’d normally expect from a battery. The alloy used in the core was apparently so efficient that it could store power indefinitely.
A couple of months ago, Kitsune went into the basements of the hospital, and discovered a wealth of unfinished research projects, including blueprints, notes, journals, even budget requests. She had every single one of them brought to her personal lab in the research wing, and had it sealed off so only she, and whomever she allowed, could access the room. The door was still intact, but without the right chakra key, it would open to a brick wall. One project in particular had awoken her interest, but her Sennin duties always kept her from working on it.
Now that Kitsune was no longer running an entire branch, she could go back to the project. Once she was done moving her stuff back to her old office, she warped to her lab, and brought out the project that interested her. Its boxes were all labelled “AEGIS”, as it was the name of the research project. Why it wasn’t on record, she didn’t know. But she intended to find out what it could do. First off would be looking at the blueprints for whatever it was supposed to be.
Kitsune reached into the first box and withdrew a stack of scrolls. Amongst them were forging instructions, wire diagrams, assembly instructions, even a list of missing components to complete the project. On the very top of that list, it said “Power source” and as Kitsune read that, she grinned and withdrew the chakra core from her pocket. ”Well now… It looks like I’m ahead in this game.” she mumbled to herself, and read on. The other missing components were easy enough to get, but it appeared that the schematics were from the last decade by the looks of it.
She looked at the design on the piece of paper and began assembling the core components, putting together the servos, wires, even the artificial chakra coils that would go into the body. Really, this all seemed much more like it could’ve been a puppet that didn’t need a puppeteer. So actually it was a form of artificial human puppet. Kitsune remembered Tomikan Taro and his suits, and figured that if he could control what was basically a puppet suit, she could construct an artificial human puppet capable of independent thought. She had studied the brain enough to know some of what went on inside it, so why not?
First, the ‘heart’. While it could be called a heart, it was actually a powerful pump to make sure all parts of the construct received the fluids necessary for it to run optimally. Moving machinery without oils and lubricants were unheard of, and for good reason. Friction alone would break the machine faster than you could say “By Raidens gigantic hairy gonads!”. It was even designed to look and function like a heart, except fluids passing through it would be a constant flow and not a steady rhythm, contrary to human hearts. As such this puppet wouldn’t have a pulse, despite internally being quite close to a human being. In terms of veins and what not, at least.
Next came the containing unit for the innermost internal components, or the ‘ribcage’. It was made of a powerful Mg-Li-graphene alloy and would be near-impossible to break, but like an actual ribcage, it would be with spaces between bars, this would allow for better cooling of the internal components. Sure they were already liquid cooled, but the heat has to escape somehow. Kitsune assembled it according to the instructions and found that the heart fit into a slot on the ribcage itself, securing it in place. Whomever designed this thing knew their stuff, that’s for sure.
Some cursing and hand-waving later, Kitsune had managed to get the electrics put into the ribcage, as well as what would eventually become the core node for the artificial chakra coils. As it turns out, the front of the ribcage had a hole in it, and Kitsune repurposed that hole for the chakra core she developed. It wasn’t a perfect match, so she had to grind the metal down a bit until it was. From there she could attach the chakra core to the coils, and the electrical wires when it was ready to go. But for now, she had other fish to fry. Specifically construction of the torso itself. It wouldn’t be easy, that’s for sure, but with the extra room there’d be inside after fitting all the mechanics that would make it able to move, bend, and so on, Kitsune decided to fit a data storage device. It would allow the autonomous artificial human puppet, no, AEGIS, to store three snapshots, just like any regular person would be able to.
As the construct was taking shape, Kitsune started thinking about what it should be named. She couldn’t just run around calling it “the autonomous artificial human puppet” could she? No… It’d have to be something flashier. The projects name, AEGIS, was a good one. It was an ancient kumogakurean word, meaning protection by a strong force. ”Hm… I think… Hisako. Child of long life. It’s fitting. And hopefully she’ll live long. Maybe prosper.” Kitsune mused, smirking a bit. The designs for AEGIS were clearly female in their form, so of course it would have a womans name. Kitsune inscribed the name on the inside of the chassis covering and nodded. It was done.
Now that the torso had been constructed, it was time to build the arms. With the recent development in firearms from the Iron Country, Kitsune decided to fit a specialized pair into the lower part of the arms. It meant that AEGIS could essentially shoot from her fingers, and had the magazine sitting in her arm. In the top part of the arms would be shock absorbers, sensory processors, and even a device that would allow her to eject an arm if it got too damaged in a fight. All in all, pretty vital equipment there.
Then, the legs. They were mostly constructed already, and Kitsune smirked. It was mostly a question about connecting the electrics and chakra coils that had been installed in the torso. In the legs there’d be another set of shock absorbers, and even more sensory processors. Kitsune pondered about installing some form of propulsion system in the legs, and decided that flying would be too power-intensive, so instead, she added some forward motion thrusters, so AEGIS would at least be able to run at high speeds despite the weight of all the metal, granted it was all a lightweight alloy, it would still have a total weight of about 200 kilograms.
Kitsune flopped into the chair and rubbed her temples. It had been a long eight hours of construction. But she was nearing the end of it. The strange thing would be finding out how the construct would behave once turned on. Kitsune had never tried anything of the like before. So, what does a smart person do? She calls for assistance. She paged her protégé Osuteno and had him meet her outside the lab. Once he arrived, she’d imprint the chakra key for the lab door, and showed him inside. ”So, Osuteno-kun. What do you think?” she’d ask him and gesture to the mostly finished AEGIS lying on the lab table. Granted the head was still missing, and there were wires sticking out everywhere, but hey. She was far from done with the construction project.
[Req. Medical Specialization - Prosthetic Engineering]
A couple of months ago, Kitsune went into the basements of the hospital, and discovered a wealth of unfinished research projects, including blueprints, notes, journals, even budget requests. She had every single one of them brought to her personal lab in the research wing, and had it sealed off so only she, and whomever she allowed, could access the room. The door was still intact, but without the right chakra key, it would open to a brick wall. One project in particular had awoken her interest, but her Sennin duties always kept her from working on it.
Now that Kitsune was no longer running an entire branch, she could go back to the project. Once she was done moving her stuff back to her old office, she warped to her lab, and brought out the project that interested her. Its boxes were all labelled “AEGIS”, as it was the name of the research project. Why it wasn’t on record, she didn’t know. But she intended to find out what it could do. First off would be looking at the blueprints for whatever it was supposed to be.
Kitsune reached into the first box and withdrew a stack of scrolls. Amongst them were forging instructions, wire diagrams, assembly instructions, even a list of missing components to complete the project. On the very top of that list, it said “Power source” and as Kitsune read that, she grinned and withdrew the chakra core from her pocket. ”Well now… It looks like I’m ahead in this game.” she mumbled to herself, and read on. The other missing components were easy enough to get, but it appeared that the schematics were from the last decade by the looks of it.
She looked at the design on the piece of paper and began assembling the core components, putting together the servos, wires, even the artificial chakra coils that would go into the body. Really, this all seemed much more like it could’ve been a puppet that didn’t need a puppeteer. So actually it was a form of artificial human puppet. Kitsune remembered Tomikan Taro and his suits, and figured that if he could control what was basically a puppet suit, she could construct an artificial human puppet capable of independent thought. She had studied the brain enough to know some of what went on inside it, so why not?
First, the ‘heart’. While it could be called a heart, it was actually a powerful pump to make sure all parts of the construct received the fluids necessary for it to run optimally. Moving machinery without oils and lubricants were unheard of, and for good reason. Friction alone would break the machine faster than you could say “By Raidens gigantic hairy gonads!”. It was even designed to look and function like a heart, except fluids passing through it would be a constant flow and not a steady rhythm, contrary to human hearts. As such this puppet wouldn’t have a pulse, despite internally being quite close to a human being. In terms of veins and what not, at least.
Next came the containing unit for the innermost internal components, or the ‘ribcage’. It was made of a powerful Mg-Li-graphene alloy and would be near-impossible to break, but like an actual ribcage, it would be with spaces between bars, this would allow for better cooling of the internal components. Sure they were already liquid cooled, but the heat has to escape somehow. Kitsune assembled it according to the instructions and found that the heart fit into a slot on the ribcage itself, securing it in place. Whomever designed this thing knew their stuff, that’s for sure.
Some cursing and hand-waving later, Kitsune had managed to get the electrics put into the ribcage, as well as what would eventually become the core node for the artificial chakra coils. As it turns out, the front of the ribcage had a hole in it, and Kitsune repurposed that hole for the chakra core she developed. It wasn’t a perfect match, so she had to grind the metal down a bit until it was. From there she could attach the chakra core to the coils, and the electrical wires when it was ready to go. But for now, she had other fish to fry. Specifically construction of the torso itself. It wouldn’t be easy, that’s for sure, but with the extra room there’d be inside after fitting all the mechanics that would make it able to move, bend, and so on, Kitsune decided to fit a data storage device. It would allow the autonomous artificial human puppet, no, AEGIS, to store three snapshots, just like any regular person would be able to.
As the construct was taking shape, Kitsune started thinking about what it should be named. She couldn’t just run around calling it “the autonomous artificial human puppet” could she? No… It’d have to be something flashier. The projects name, AEGIS, was a good one. It was an ancient kumogakurean word, meaning protection by a strong force. ”Hm… I think… Hisako. Child of long life. It’s fitting. And hopefully she’ll live long. Maybe prosper.” Kitsune mused, smirking a bit. The designs for AEGIS were clearly female in their form, so of course it would have a womans name. Kitsune inscribed the name on the inside of the chassis covering and nodded. It was done.
Now that the torso had been constructed, it was time to build the arms. With the recent development in firearms from the Iron Country, Kitsune decided to fit a specialized pair into the lower part of the arms. It meant that AEGIS could essentially shoot from her fingers, and had the magazine sitting in her arm. In the top part of the arms would be shock absorbers, sensory processors, and even a device that would allow her to eject an arm if it got too damaged in a fight. All in all, pretty vital equipment there.
Then, the legs. They were mostly constructed already, and Kitsune smirked. It was mostly a question about connecting the electrics and chakra coils that had been installed in the torso. In the legs there’d be another set of shock absorbers, and even more sensory processors. Kitsune pondered about installing some form of propulsion system in the legs, and decided that flying would be too power-intensive, so instead, she added some forward motion thrusters, so AEGIS would at least be able to run at high speeds despite the weight of all the metal, granted it was all a lightweight alloy, it would still have a total weight of about 200 kilograms.
Kitsune flopped into the chair and rubbed her temples. It had been a long eight hours of construction. But she was nearing the end of it. The strange thing would be finding out how the construct would behave once turned on. Kitsune had never tried anything of the like before. So, what does a smart person do? She calls for assistance. She paged her protégé Osuteno and had him meet her outside the lab. Once he arrived, she’d imprint the chakra key for the lab door, and showed him inside. ”So, Osuteno-kun. What do you think?” she’d ask him and gesture to the mostly finished AEGIS lying on the lab table. Granted the head was still missing, and there were wires sticking out everywhere, but hey. She was far from done with the construction project.
[Req. Medical Specialization - Prosthetic Engineering]
