284. Cybernetic Jewelry

Mesh inserts offer unparalleled convenience and immediacy, but it still doesn't always seem worth it when neurosurgery is required. Their functionality can be replicated with worn accessories: ectos replicate their most important functions, and can be combined glasses and earbuds for AR.. Among bioconservatives who forgo even implants, it has become fashionable to disguise these items as jewelry. Biomonitors often take the form of necklaces, arm-bands or bracelets. Earbuds can be built into earrings or ear cuffs. Glasses are fashionable despite everyone's perfect eyesight, and contact lenses with unusual colors and patterns are also popular.

277. Mementos

The continuity of a morph from ego to ego can be an awkward subject. Most people try not to think about the fact that their body was part of other people's lives, and morph brokers generally try to return their product to a "neutral" status. Nanotats can be reset, the minor and even major injuries of life can be healed without scars, and distinctive features can be altered.

Some embrace the fact that they are neither the first nor last inhabitant of a body. They become fascinated by its past, and like to be able to display a sense of its history. Often they will leave mementos for each other: distinctive accessories, tattoo, designer scars, psychosurgeried habits, or other small items that tell the story of the morph.

Plot Hook: When one of the PCs resleeves, the new morph comes with a set of mementos in a public storage locker. In addition to a necklace of polished teeth, a antique bullet casing, patterns for a gunshot scar, and an old hat, the locker contains an item of importance to the character. It seems they may have been sleeved into this morph once before, but they have no memory of it.

205. Medusa-Locks

The replacing of hair with small, muscular fibers was originally conceived of as an edge up in fashion. Those of the cyber/fashion avant-garde were soon sporting floating "hair" that could reshape itself, moving in reaction to it's wearers mood, or reaching out to caress passers by. The fibers, however, were much thicker than actual hair, leading to an uncanny effect that prevented full acceptance by the general public.

Instead of attempting to overcome the problem by designing smaller fibers, one independent Extropian designer decided to embrace size, and began selling blueprints for a thicker, stronger version. These tendrils appear like dreadlocks even from up close, an illusion that is only broken when they are used to pick up small objects. A group of Scum militia implanted their dreads with syringes of poison, as well as modifying them to resemble snakes, leading to them being called "medusa-locks".

Mechanics

Floating hair is [Trivial]

Medusa-locks are [Low]

178. Patches

In imitation of the mission patches worn by their parents and grandparents, some of the upper/middle-class youths of Luna and Mars design patches of their own, representing their own accomplishments. A simple graphics design AI can propose a variety of patches for an achievement, and once the user chooses one, smart clothing can weave the patch automatically.

The general feeling is that only real-world accomplishments count, although particularly impressive achievements in particularly realistic simulspace games are sometimes acceptable. Each patch is unique, but some common themes are winning competitions, successfully breaking the law, or being the first to pull off a particular stunt.

The practice is also catching on among some scum militia groups, although their patches are given more for things like "he drank it without even knowing what it was, what an idiot".

19. Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence is a property of many animals, especially marine life. Injected symbiotic bacteria allow bioluminescent patterns to be applied almost exactly like tattoos. The mod has become particularly popular among cetacean uplifts and those who spend their time in dark environments.

A new form of art in the black oceans of Europa and Ceres is bioluminescent performance dance. Aquatic morphs of all kinds dance in the dark, with only their glows visible, forming complex patterns of movement and color.

Mechanics

Bioluminescence is bioware [Low]

18. Translucent Skin

Old-hat for scum swarms, but a hot new fashion on Mars, the translucent skin biomod does exactly what it says. Rendering the skin translucent (although somewhat milky) exposes muscles, fat, and some bones. Other versions also render fat and muscle translucent, so as to show the organs. The mod has become popular among many athletes as a way to show off their musculature, and among bodypunks to show off cyberware and unusual organs.

Mechanics

Translucent skin is a biomod [Low]