SHELL REVIVAL[edit]
"DOWN BUT NOT OUT" [DBNO]:
Prior to absolute systems failure [ASF] a SHELL will attempt to conserve energy to protect neural systems and establish a secure neural ejection. This conservation results in loss of coordination and basic motor control as well as a cascading reduction in internal systems function, causing the RUNNER to lose their footing and some optic and mental acuity.
A RUNNER experiencing "DBNO" can have their functionality restored if a crewmate can reach them before ASF. Once a SHELL's operations are restored, additional repairs will likely be needed to bring health and shield systems back to full.
"'DEATH' IS FOR QUITTERS":
Experienced absolute systems failure? Remain calm and patient. Even in the aftermath of ASF, when your mind has been ejected from a critically damaged SHELL, your run is not over as long as a member of your crew remains active.
If a surviving member of your crew can access your abandoned SHELL, they can run a neural resync to repair critical damage and reestablish a connection between your SHELL and your consciousness, bringing you "back to life" and allowing you to continue your run.
Be warned, a neural resync will not repair all damage to your SHELL, so additional mending is likely required. Neural resync also will not counter any theft of gear, IMPLANTS, CORES, or LOOT perpetrated by hostile RUNNERS between the point of ASF and resync.
REMARK:
Despite technological protections designed to support mental and emotional integrity following ASF or near-ASF experiences, repeat instances of catastrophic SHELL failure have been proven to cause lasting traumatic damage to RUNNER psyche and memory. The implementation of sense-mem regulating therapies during neural sync and teleportation alignment have been shown to ease the onset of these side effects.