This image represents a major victory for me in that I figured out how to add an influence node to a polymesh so it can be controlled by a joint not assigned by the Set Up Machine. I also remembered how to edit vertex influence from the component editor to get precisecely the right deformations. The irony of this shot however is that you can barely see the cabbie as he shouts from this angle. I might change this in the editing, but I'm just glad I learned how to do what I have to by using the cabbie as a test case. Lastly I used Nikky's legs and Jenna's shoes for his lower half because, as it turns out, you can see his lower half from this angle.