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Tweak says, "All I've ever wanted is you"

Winry Rockbell (automailist) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2017-10-13 11:48:00

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alphonse elric, anakin skywalker, winry rockbell

I've never been happier for a weekend. School work is [...] well, it's different than what I'm used to. I really need to work on my automail this weekend, now that I have time. ~~I feel awful letting it sit. I don't want to let Ed down.~~

Al, I hope you enjoyed your pie.

Mr Xavier, I've left several pies for the mansion in the kitchen. And I cleaned up after myself as promised.

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	automailist 2017-10-13 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	It's for a friend. ~~I expect him to damage it so I'm making something ahead of time.~~ Oh, thank you, I appreciate that. I have almost all of my tools here, thankfully. I mostly work in my room. So you have an arm like my automail? What do you call it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	balancetheforce 2017-10-13 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	Good friend, huh? Some people call them cybernetics, others prosthetics. This particular kind is sometimes called a mechno-arm. Mine is highly customized, though. There used to be a businessman here who let me have some lab space to work for him on improving the prosthetics available in this world, but he disappeared. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

automailist
2017-10-13 05:48 pm UTC (link)

Boyfriend. I've been making his automail since we were eleven. It's always custom made. No two automail are ever the same. I did the same back home for various clients. I ran a shop and everything, but... well, I'm here now. I've heard the term cybernetics since I arrived. It's amazing there are so many worlds that have them.

Oh. Well, I would have liked to have met him.

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	balancetheforce 2017-10-13 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	They don't have much here in the way of prosthetics actually connected to nerves. They're mostly just detachable pieces, and since they aren't integrated, there's no sensation for them. You might have to get creative with your parts here. He made an impressive arm for someone else here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	automailist 2017-10-13 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	Noted. I make mine from scratch. As long as I have the materials I need it can work out. It takes a lot of time to get them just right, and they have to fit exactly. Ed gets really loud when I connect his leg. ~~I should start sedating him~~ I love seeing other people's work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	balancetheforce 2017-10-13 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	How often are you having to do that? Is it not permanent or do you keep replacing it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	automailist 2017-10-13 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	~~Too often~~ It's meant to be permanent, but Ed has a terrible habit of destroying my precious automail. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	balancetheforce 2017-10-13 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	He shouldn't be treating it like it's disposable and replaceable, even though it IS replaceable. And the pain of having a limb destroyed... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	automailist 2017-10-13 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not dismissing his actions, but it's not like he goes looking for ways of destroying it. It sure as hell pisses me off, but his enemies are the ones to blame. Ed's just trying to save the world. My work just gets the grunt of the blow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	balancetheforce 2017-10-13 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, so it's not intentional. But is he being reckless or do they keep targeting it? Or just really bad luck, I guess. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	automailist 2017-10-13 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	[...] I'd like to think it's bad luck, but I don't know how true that is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	balancetheforce 2017-10-13 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Some of us can point you towards sources of materials. Maybe you won't go through as many here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	automailist 2017-10-13 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	That would be really helpful. Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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