I could pinpoint the moment he realized what I was doing. Extending the chain, he flung it across the room, the blade cutting a wide swathe.
Trying both to stop Taylor and to throw off the spiders?
I ducked clear, but two bystanders were struck down, screaming. When he moved to retract that chain, the mechanism stalled.
Ouch. Well, at least the silk worked.
His body was like Armsmaster’s powersuit, but every piece of equipment he added necessitated that he cut away a pound of flesh.
Sure wish you had the tiny tech specialty, huh, Mannequin?
Actually, probably not. He seems like he’d be thrilled at the idea of being less human.
I was inclined to suspect that, crazy as he was, that reality made him more inclined to go for elegant, efficient design over more rugged craftsmanship.
Hmm. Maybe.
The propeller blades in his ankle, the chain retraction mechanisms in his arms, they were built to be lightweight, to use minimal energy, and achieve maximum effect at the same time.
But yeah, this does make sense in general. Especially from the specialty perspective – energy efficiency is another thing that’s really important for the sort of structures Sphere was planning to build.
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