Even Tino is not immune to the effects of monthly updates. During a scheduled patch (not even an emergency one), he succumbed to bad code and had to be brought online using a backup from the DR site. However, this gave his team an opportunity to perform some much-needed upgrades and feature enhancements.

Thanks to what Bob Ross would refer to as a “happy accident”, Tino is now upgraded to the latest Lindwoes OS version, which is able to self-heal and stop all connectivity attempts by external AI.

He looks very similar to his early model and has all his memories. However, his physical structure has been vastly improved upon. Replacing his old tin body is one made of a carbon fiber Kevlar shell laid upon an absinthion alloy skeleton. Atop his shoulders, his solar trickle charge panels have been relocated to his back in the form of a larger, deployable, solar panel, and in its place, you will find a CMYK holographic projector and around his neck is a Zero Trust Emitter which can encapsulate his head in a protective dome if an imminent threat is detected.

His chest plate is both the door to a compartment which houses more tools, and an LED panel which has an indicator for each of his groups. They will flash if it is detects that one, or more, of his teams are going down a rabbit hole, chasing wild geese, herding cats, or any other IT Stress Indicator. His Caffeine Replicator located in his torso has been reduced, and functionality added to be able to replicate many more things.

All his joints were updated from cylindrical bi-directional movement to a 270-degree wobbly-joint construct. His waist and hips still house massive storage and cooling. His feet were made a bit bigger to accommodate his slightly heavier body. His right thumb kept its embedded bottle opener, because sometimes coffee is just not enough…