IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROSTHETIC LIMB PATIENTS HERE AT FAC!!!
Please read this if you have received/plan to receive a limb from Equius at some point during your stay here at the facility!
First, allow me to preface this by saying that I am NOT a doctor by any means, so if you know more about this sort of thing than I do, feel free to correct me and tell me that THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE!!! Since Eq’s techniques for prosthetic attachment aren’t outlined in Homestuck’s canon, I’m pretty much making this shit up as well as I can, while trying to be as reasonable as I can within the bounds of reality. I mean, he built an entire lower half for someone. There’s no real way to explain that, but it happened SOMEHOW…
Anyway. As you’re all aware, the human body (and we’ll assume the troll/demon/pony/whatever you are body) is made up of a variety of systems. The ones at play here are the skeletal, muscular, circulatory (namely cardiovascular), and nervous systems. The limbs have only a few key bones to worry about, as well as easily defined muscles. The most difficult part is finding and routing arteries and capillaries, as the cardiovascular system of humans is a closed system which loops in on itself.
When Equius builds the limbs, he builds them in two parts. Assuming that when he built Vriska and Tavros’s limbs in Homestuck he used a different system (and also assuming that trolls are slightly hardier than humans are in general), instead of directly attaching the prostheses, he builds the limb itself, and then an attaching cap for the limb in question.
Each cap is more or less a disc of metal that folds up at the edge into a zipper-like shape, which fits both around and under the outer layer of skin and is stitched on as needed. The cap will secure the muscle and skin tissue as needed, and route the veins properly into each other also as needed. As most of the patients that he will be working with will have mostly-healed remainders of limbs, when he does his initial cutting and routing of tissue and bone, he will for the most part leave the veins alone. However, if some larger arteries happen to be cut on accident, he will need to route them into one another and this will take some time.
It’s a messy job!
It’s easier to do the higher up the limb has been lost. For example, a leg cut off at the thigh is easier to route and manage than a leg cut off below the knee, simply because the muscle fibers and the veins get smaller the further down you travel. The same goes for arms. However, it really doesn’t matter all that much in the end, as the only thing you can expect from this is a longer surgical procedure. And more pain! Because Equius doesn’t have any anesthetics. Sorry.
The actual prostheses are constructed of a relatively thin, yet STRONG metal alloy shell with ball joints and a network of tubing on the inside that routes electricity down into the joints and appendages. The plating cannot be moved and the joints should either be wrapped prior to bathing, or the prosthesis should be removed. And it is removable!
The two-part prosthesis is built like a plug and socket. The cap on the remainder of the limb bears the plug, and the limb itself houses a socket that the cap need only be pushed into. When this occurs, a network of tiny wires and tubes on the unseen side of the cap will route the electricity from the nervous system through the plug and into the socket of the prosthesis. To remove the prosthesis, simply put weight on it, push hard, twist slightly counterclockwise, and lift out of it.
It takes some time for the prosthesis to get used to the pulses of electricity, and for the first few days, movements will be slow, strained, and all-around difficult. Recovery time for the initial installation of the cap is expected to be anywhere from one to four days, depending on if your character sees a healer after their procedure. It will take up to two weeks to get fully used to the weight and range of motion of the prosthesis, and that’s if the patient is wearing the full prosthesis all the time.
(Note: your character may find it more comfortable to sleep with it off.)
An arm will weigh about 10-15% of your character’s total body weight (with their real arm intact). A leg will weigh between 27-35% of your character’s total body weight with their real leg intact. So, if your character weighed 150 pounds before they lost their arm, their prosthesis would weigh approximately 15-23 pounds, depending on where the prosthesis started. As for the leg, it would weigh between 40-53 pounds. Hope you weren’t watching the scale!
To make up for this weight gain, however, limbs can be expected to be as much as 25% STRONGer than your character’s old limb was. Let’s say, just for the record, that arms are typically 10% stronger and legs are 20% stronger in the beginning. With a lot of training, you will be able to build the strength of your limb by 5%. It will take a lot of concentration, though, and most likely a month or more of work, once you’ve gotten used to it.
The limbs have no sense of touch. They cannot feel heat or cold in any way.
Equius is able to build nearly any body part. Things that he cannot build to stand alone are things like tongues, sexy parts, and major organs. He’s trying to figure out a way to build eyes, but he probably can’t do that on an organic being. He also can’t build you a brain. Sorry, Eridan.
SUGGESTIONS FOR POST-OP:
Find a healer.
Drink lots of water.
Get lots of rest.
You’re probably going to lose some blood. Equius apologizes and quietly dabs the sweat from his own forehead.
If you guys want diagrams, let me know. I can try to draw some up tomorrow.
Also if you have any questions that I didn't cover, please feel free to ask them!!!
First, allow me to preface this by saying that I am NOT a doctor by any means, so if you know more about this sort of thing than I do, feel free to correct me and tell me that THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE!!! Since Eq’s techniques for prosthetic attachment aren’t outlined in Homestuck’s canon, I’m pretty much making this shit up as well as I can, while trying to be as reasonable as I can within the bounds of reality. I mean, he built an entire lower half for someone. There’s no real way to explain that, but it happened SOMEHOW…
Anyway. As you’re all aware, the human body (and we’ll assume the troll/demon/pony/whatever you are body) is made up of a variety of systems. The ones at play here are the skeletal, muscular, circulatory (namely cardiovascular), and nervous systems. The limbs have only a few key bones to worry about, as well as easily defined muscles. The most difficult part is finding and routing arteries and capillaries, as the cardiovascular system of humans is a closed system which loops in on itself.
When Equius builds the limbs, he builds them in two parts. Assuming that when he built Vriska and Tavros’s limbs in Homestuck he used a different system (and also assuming that trolls are slightly hardier than humans are in general), instead of directly attaching the prostheses, he builds the limb itself, and then an attaching cap for the limb in question.
Each cap is more or less a disc of metal that folds up at the edge into a zipper-like shape, which fits both around and under the outer layer of skin and is stitched on as needed. The cap will secure the muscle and skin tissue as needed, and route the veins properly into each other also as needed. As most of the patients that he will be working with will have mostly-healed remainders of limbs, when he does his initial cutting and routing of tissue and bone, he will for the most part leave the veins alone. However, if some larger arteries happen to be cut on accident, he will need to route them into one another and this will take some time.
It’s a messy job!
It’s easier to do the higher up the limb has been lost. For example, a leg cut off at the thigh is easier to route and manage than a leg cut off below the knee, simply because the muscle fibers and the veins get smaller the further down you travel. The same goes for arms. However, it really doesn’t matter all that much in the end, as the only thing you can expect from this is a longer surgical procedure. And more pain! Because Equius doesn’t have any anesthetics. Sorry.
The actual prostheses are constructed of a relatively thin, yet STRONG metal alloy shell with ball joints and a network of tubing on the inside that routes electricity down into the joints and appendages. The plating cannot be moved and the joints should either be wrapped prior to bathing, or the prosthesis should be removed. And it is removable!
The two-part prosthesis is built like a plug and socket. The cap on the remainder of the limb bears the plug, and the limb itself houses a socket that the cap need only be pushed into. When this occurs, a network of tiny wires and tubes on the unseen side of the cap will route the electricity from the nervous system through the plug and into the socket of the prosthesis. To remove the prosthesis, simply put weight on it, push hard, twist slightly counterclockwise, and lift out of it.
It takes some time for the prosthesis to get used to the pulses of electricity, and for the first few days, movements will be slow, strained, and all-around difficult. Recovery time for the initial installation of the cap is expected to be anywhere from one to four days, depending on if your character sees a healer after their procedure. It will take up to two weeks to get fully used to the weight and range of motion of the prosthesis, and that’s if the patient is wearing the full prosthesis all the time.
(Note: your character may find it more comfortable to sleep with it off.)
An arm will weigh about 10-15% of your character’s total body weight (with their real arm intact). A leg will weigh between 27-35% of your character’s total body weight with their real leg intact. So, if your character weighed 150 pounds before they lost their arm, their prosthesis would weigh approximately 15-23 pounds, depending on where the prosthesis started. As for the leg, it would weigh between 40-53 pounds. Hope you weren’t watching the scale!
To make up for this weight gain, however, limbs can be expected to be as much as 25% STRONGer than your character’s old limb was. Let’s say, just for the record, that arms are typically 10% stronger and legs are 20% stronger in the beginning. With a lot of training, you will be able to build the strength of your limb by 5%. It will take a lot of concentration, though, and most likely a month or more of work, once you’ve gotten used to it.
The limbs have no sense of touch. They cannot feel heat or cold in any way.
Equius is able to build nearly any body part. Things that he cannot build to stand alone are things like tongues, sexy parts, and major organs. He’s trying to figure out a way to build eyes, but he probably can’t do that on an organic being. He also can’t build you a brain. Sorry, Eridan.
SUGGESTIONS FOR POST-OP:
Find a healer.
Drink lots of water.
Get lots of rest.
You’re probably going to lose some blood. Equius apologizes and quietly dabs the sweat from his own forehead.
If you guys want diagrams, let me know. I can try to draw some up tomorrow.
Also if you have any questions that I didn't cover, please feel free to ask them!!!