Meta Runner (term)

"And at the top of the food chain, you have Meta Runners. People who are willing to replace their limbs just for a boost in accuracy, dexterity and performance. With legions of fans who adore them, Meta Runners are the best of the best." A Meta Runner is a professional gamer who has had one of their arms replaced with a cybernetic attachment to achieve greater feats of gaming prowess not normally possible. Due to video games being the main culture of Silica City, they are considered big-name celebrities to the point that just having a cybernetic arm marks one as a Meta Runner.

Abilities
By entering commands on their cybernetic limb, a Meta Runner significantly increases the rate at which they process information, boosting their reaction time beyond that of a normal human. This allows them to perform feats that would normally be impossible without computer assistance, such as entering commands on extremely narrow frame openings.

Among Meta Runners, Tari is unique in that she can warp her consciousness inside the game itself. By doing so, she gains insights and can react to situations even faster than normal Meta Runners.

However Meta Runner arms have their limits such as prone to overload when Masa and Evelyn's arms short out after they exert their power output in them.

Known Meta Runners

 * Tari
 * Belle Fontiere
 * Lucinia Porter (comatose)
 * Lamar Williams
 * Masa Shimamoto
 * Evelyn Claythorne