"You try truduging through damp, steam-filled cyberpunk sewers full of extra-dimensional water daemons for months on end, fighting them off with rifles and pistols and being heavily cyberized while you're at it."
Alex replies wryly, producing a small blowdryer-like device and drying off some of the more 'exposed' wires.
"Just a bit of a diffused signal. Should be fine, soon. On the plus side, I've picked up a new trick - by which I mean jerry-rigged implant I hope to improve on whilst I'm here."