Battlefield Prosthetics
A Study On Eden Culture, By Francis Argus Bors
Battlefield Prosthetics
Battlefield prosthetics are exactly what you'd expect. They are prosthetic limbs that can be attached on the battlefield. Eden infirmaries are always strangely vacant. Their skill in medicine able to turn it into a mere pit stop for the wounded.
These prosthetics allow eden soldiers the luxury of a limb when lost. It is attached and the eden is sent back to the front lines, as if they never lost the limb in the first place.
It's a painful operation. The subject cannot be under any form of anesthesia. They must be awake for the entire operation. They must feel every moment of pain or the operation may not work properly.
The Operation
The limb isn't the hard part, it's the adapter. The ring is grafted to the skin, welding each nerve to their proper port. The blood vessels are fixed to tubes in the ring to provide proper blood flow and eliminate contact with metal surfaces in the arm. The muscles are realigned, burned to the ring to make movement feel more natural.
Anesthetics can block receptors in the nervous system, inhibit the brain's ability to trigger the nerves as needed. The patient must be awake, actively engaging a limb that is no longer there. The ring will pick up on these subtle electrical impulses and arrange the nerves accordingly.
Recovery is almost immediate, though it will take time to heal the burns. Once the ring is operational, any compatible limb can be attached, though it's best to use one fitted to the patient. This is achieved by shaping the prosthetic, a process that is automatically achieved with nanites in mock blood vessels within the prosthetic. The prosthetic will be a perfect fit in minutes.
Biology
These prosthetics were designed to be exclusively used by the eden, but it's always been theoretically possible for other species to use them. Each eden genetically alters their appearance to suit whatever species they interact with most. This means there are many different prosthetics to suit different species.
These prosthetics are all comparable provided they fit the adapter on the patient, and it's theoretically possible for limbs not normally found in a species to be used by a patient of that species. It's unknown how true this is. While the biology is the same, few species can handle the trauma of the operation. For that reason, it's rarely attempted.
The successful operation on Rhey "Mouse" Thakur is a huge step in eden-human relations. It's likely that's the main reason why Diavae was so personally invested beyond it being in her nature to help. It's possible that Mouse may be unknowingly part of a grander design to test the limits of this technology. Only time will tell.
Aw, I keep forgetting how these humans can't stand to touch one another! They're all touch-starved. Poor people! :(
Yes indeed. It's one of the saddest parts of the setting and yet something I dont show as much as I probably should. Definitely gonna fix that. Thank you!