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[bitchilived]

This may be a strange request, but we're all from different worlds so it may not be that strange after all. A friend is helping me with something, and I'm wondering if more minds to it could give her a hand. [Ha. Get it?]

She's working on developing and building me a new arm. Nothing fancy or flashy, but it'd be nice if it could have feeling.

If I can help with anything in return, I'll be happy to return the favor within reason.

Comments

[iwillbetheirshield]

You should talk to Dr. Zeigler. She's helped a number of people with prostheses.

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[biotictouch]

Not at all strange.

You’re looking for physical sensation, is that it?

[bitchilived]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind.

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[bitchilived]

That's right. It should be doable, I think.

[coasts]

you asking for someone to give you their arm???

[ I'm so sorry, he's an idiot. ]

[bitchilived]

What? No.

A friend is building a new one for me, I thought some help might be nice.

[iwillbetheirshield]

She put Genji back together and he's 3/4th machine by now. Definitely knows her stuff.

(-_-)-b

[coasts]

what kinda help
you said feeling i honestly thought you wanted someone to rip their arm out for you

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[menphina]

What happened with your arm? If she has to build you a new one- what sort of damage was it?


[ Her brother's the engineer... but she did help him build prosthetics. Not very modern ones, mind... ]

[bitchilived]

The prosthetic I had before was lost just before I got here. I've been making do the last couple of months, but it's getting a little difficult to manage.

[bitchilived]

She'll be building it from scratch, so I'm not sure what exactly she needs. Materials, plans, that kind of thing. She's a genius but it never hurts to have extra help.

[menphina]

I used to help my brother with prosthetic limbs we'd work on for my patients. Best we could do without relying on Garlean technology... though the technology here is a lot better than what I'd know of.

As for sensation... how good are you with dealing with magic?

[bitchilived]

I've never had to. [Does Altean alchemy count as magic?] I know there's magic here, but I haven't researched it much.

[menphina]

There's magic in my world called conjury. It's meant to heal and restore. I could give it a try and see if it can work on you and give you the needed feeling with a new limb. You'd still need your prosthetic first, though. I wouldn't want to try it before that.

... you don't have to answer if it's painful to talk about, but knowing how you lost your arm would help me in figuring it out too.

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[undeserted]

Be careful.

[coasts]

never built an arm before
or anything
but it sounds pretty cool
do you need someone else's skin or something for it

[wireable]

I can see a friend of mine recommended her, but I am a second voice for Dr. Ziegler.

I had to undergo extensive prosthetic work under her care, and she did it quite well. The prosthetics I have are better than human, but that was at my request.

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[spah]

Going to second Dr. Ziegler. I'm a mechanical engineer and I've built hands and arms before, my own included, but she's developed a kind of nerve mesh that out to help you out.

If y'all need any kind of artificial skin made, though, I can probably help you out.

[biotictouch]

It's more than doable, just tricky.

Nerve based prosthetic placement has a high rejection rate. Your other responses have all spoken for me it seems; I, too, would suggest seeing Dr. Ziegler.

I'm well versed in it myself, but she's highly specialized in it.

If you'd ever want to reach out past prosthetics however...

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[bitchilived]

Don't worry, I know. Pidge has the final say in the plans

[bitchilived]

How extensive is the work, if I can ask?

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[bitchilived]

It's sounding like she comes highly recommended. I'll ask my friend to contact her, see if they can discuss this.

[bitchilived]

That's quite a lot.

[Genji holy shit.]

[bitchilived]

I think just the prosthetic is enough. But thanks, I appreciate the recommendation.

[bitchilived]

No. I'm not sure what they'll need or if it's even doable.