But turns out, of course, that wasn't all, at all.

2. My power is still funky. I check mains power lines, turns out the custom switch I installed had broken at *one* wire where I neglected to use hot glue (there are dozens of these connections everywhere. I'm forgiven, but it's a pain to track down.) It's buried pretty deep in the cloak, so this takes a while. Take the switch out, solder a direct USB line. Ok. Working.

Ok! Yay! It's working! I try it on.

4. Not quite friendo! There is a glitch at the bottom of the cloak. Glitches with movement. Hard to see, but this ain't my first wearable rodeo. Straightforward busted pixel behavior, but these are the new pebbles, and I haven't seen them bust. Sure 'nough, I track down the pixel, the wires are good. I breathe deep and trust it's somehow internal. I cut it out *and replace it*. This is wild to do with this form factor.

I did it. Done! This is the LED troubleshooting that is required with epic wearables. It is a satisfying practice when you accept it. Wearables are such tricky and underestimated beasts. I expect to be back at this after two to three more events. That's the job.

Note: It's not possible to individually heat shrink pebble wires so I meticulously soldered, then flooded the joins with hot glue, used proper size clear heat shrink, covered and sealed. Works a treat.