Too Busy Earnin'

For those not in the know, that well-defined digital fellow up there is named Jack. 'Handsome' Jack. Self-proclaimed hero and actual worst villain in the Borderlands universe. He's mean, he's catty, he's violent and really, really into torturing people for a laugh. Real charmer.

What you need to know: He's not the real deal. In actuality, he's a digital copy-- a clone-- of the now very dead bad guy, accidentally installed into the port/drive/digital systems/cybernetics Rhys has hooked up in his body.

Can my character see this creep? Not in the slightest! They can't hear him, either, so the most they'll pick up from any conversation is what Rhys says or does in response, which...yeah, kind of makes him look crazy.

Okay but what if my character is psychic? Congratulations on being really, freakishly cool! Also on your sadness for all those times when your bffs lied to you. But the real answer is...kind of? What Rhys registers in his head ought to come through, so if they can sift through his thoughts and differentiate between what he's thinking and what his senses are noting, yeah. They'll pick up his voice loud and clear, though they still won't be able to 'see' him walking around in the pseudo physical sense the way he looks to Rhys.



Does he ever go away? Yes. If Rhys hits his head, Jack will (usually) get temporarily knocked offline.

Will he ever be a threat to my character? Maybe. He does have brief moments where he can either assume control of Rhys' cybernetic arm or the entirety of his body. They're few and far between - usually involving stress or fear or some other outside influence that prompts Rhys to let go of the steering wheel so to speak, so for the most part the answer is no: it's not as if you're going to get choked-out mid conversation over morning coffee.

Jack is cooler than Rhys; can I request a thread with just him? 1: Well duh. 2: Not exactly. Without an outside reason for Rhys to want Jack to have control, he'll fight back and take the program offline. It's probably possible to slow the process or inhibit it entirely for a short amount of time, but that's something that'd take a lot of OOC planning and more resources than just the default. Basically, just talk to me and I'll see what I can do.