custom mods, X-Men style

[anotheranon]

Inspired by a post over at misia's:

If you could have any modifications to your basic body, what would they be?

I don't mean the usual "lose 10 pounds", "have whiter teeth", etc. I mean something beyond the realm of current medical science.

Me, I'd want voluntary fertility and brain backup capability. And retractable razor claws, like Molly in "Neuromancer", just 'cos they're kewl :P

Please reply, it helps me design aliens....

Comments

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Brain backup sounds wonderful ... I REALLY could have used it at work today. :p

Conscious control over hair growth (and speed of growth, including the ability to stop it when desired) would be on my list ... not just on the head, but all over the body; trust me, on really cold days it'd be NICE to be furry under one's clothes ... after all, one can always stop the growth and shave it off later. (of course I've now given myself some serious giggles 'cause I just remembered Billy Connolly's routine about growing his hair long and how he had to be careful because if he got the pressure wrong, his pubic hair would shoot out of his trousers ... LOL!!!!!)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

The fur WOULD be a nice addition in cold weather. I'd go for something short and velvety like Kisia.

Re: Billy Connoly and his exploding pubes - that creates a very disturbing mental image!

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

It's funnier when Billy says it. And does the sound effects. :p

[ex-idragosa.livejournal.com]

Retractable claws like a cat has and a prehensile tail like a new world monkey. That's what I'd want.

[timcharmorbien.livejournal.com]

Hmmm - - I think some "Doctor Octopus" style tentacles would be quite handy at times. :)

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

Me, I'd want voluntary fertility and brain backup capability. And retractable razor claws, like Molly in "Neuromancer", just 'cos they're kewl :P

I second that!! And add input slots behind the ears so one would not have to bother with external internet connections!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Better - USB ports! Never again have to learn stuff, just plug and play!

[madbodger.livejournal.com]

As it happens, dglenn and I were discussing this very subject just a few *ahem* years ago. We decided that dual spines would have some useful properties (this was before they showed up in Star Trek). I wanted rotatable pinnae like cats have. He wanted dual thumbs (one on each side) for increased grip and guitar-playing ability. And blue fur. Gills would be useful too.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Dual spines - or a backup spine - might be very useful indeed :) And a super-articulated one like a cat would safe so, so much trouble!

Oh boy! Nip/Tuck, Here I come...

[shemhazai.livejournal.com]

The ability to breathe underwater, definitely. + nictating membranes so I could see underwater as well, and the ability to process nitrogen and avoid those inconvenient bends. I want the ability to change sex at will, a six-octave vocal range & a good voice to go with it, and, of course, razor claws.

I'd like the ability to adjust my vision from macroscopic to microscopic. Can you imagine studying bacillae and distant galaxies without any equipment? Le sigh. Plus, I'd want to expand vision into the infrared & ultraviolet ranges. And I want hair that changes color according to the weather, my own organic barometer.

I want a cat's ability to leap five times my own height and balance on a dime. I want my brain to be able to multitask, TRULY multitask, which currently humans can't do. I want to be able to regrow limbs, reabsorb a fetus back into my body like a rabbit if I don't want it, and lick my elbow with my tongue. Oh--add a couple of eyes at the back of my head. 360 degree vision would not suck. Reactive skin pigmentation, and, of course, a body that kills cancers before they kill me.

And some flapjacks.