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Glossary Entry: Gyp’s Body Shop

Gyp’s Body Shop

An establishment in the Gutters of Rec 97, known for the repair, refurbishment, enhancement and customization of androids and other cyberforms, as well as the sale and rental of bots, and with an under-the-table sideline in “rogueing” droids. The shop is owned and run by Gyp (short for Geppetto), who seems to have no last name, unless that last name is 88 (explanations to follow). Though Gyp began life as an Al 88 droid, his brain was transplanted into a human body, during a stint as a battlefield medic during the Droid Wars. Having experienced, first hand, the joys and heartache of a life of human desire and will (though processed with a android’s brain), Gyp launched into his line of work, with an eye to helping fellow droids achieve independence. The shop’s neighborhood is iffy, to say the least. If you’re planning a visit, watch your back.