Mm! The port is both the way the prostheses attaches to the body and the translator for the brain-nervous system to move and power the prostheses.
There is a time period that someone wanting automail has to be aware of - depending on the limb, it can take a year or more to learn how to manipulate it properly. There have been people who've done it in less time. [She thinks of Ed, and Lan Fan.] But rushing takes a lot out of the user.
And...one more thing. I've designed ports, and assisted in the surgery to install them, but I've never been the lead surgeon. I know how it's done, and how to make sure everything works properly, but threading the nerves into the port is a very...it's incredibly painful, and the person must be awake throughout it, without any kind of anesthetic, because the surgeon has to know the nerves are working properly.
[Because she definitely wants that out there.]
I would love to make it easier on the user - less painful with the port surgery. I don't know if that's possible. But if there is a way to make automail lighter, and still remain as strong, and create some sort of internal temperature regulation, so it isn't as affected by heat and cold, that would be amazing.
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There is a time period that someone wanting automail has to be aware of - depending on the limb, it can take a year or more to learn how to manipulate it properly. There have been people who've done it in less time. [She thinks of Ed, and Lan Fan.] But rushing takes a lot out of the user.
And...one more thing. I've designed ports, and assisted in the surgery to install them, but I've never been the lead surgeon. I know how it's done, and how to make sure everything works properly, but threading the nerves into the port is a very...it's incredibly painful, and the person must be awake throughout it, without any kind of anesthetic, because the surgeon has to know the nerves are working properly.
[Because she definitely wants that out there.]
I would love to make it easier on the user - less painful with the port surgery. I don't know if that's possible. But if there is a way to make automail lighter, and still remain as strong, and create some sort of internal temperature regulation, so it isn't as affected by heat and cold, that would be amazing.