[Especially in snow and ice. It was hardly ideal, but back home, he'd never thought of having something like automail.]

Yeah, I got it. It's a metal prosthetic that hooks up to your nerves so it acts and responds just like a normal limb. I won't lie - the operation was pretty brutal. [He gets a chill just thinking about it.] It has to be performed without anesthetics. And it can take years for full recovery. You have to learn to use your limb all over again. Even if I stay determined, I probably won't be in tip-top shape until next winter.

[But after that? Things would be so much better.]

I haven't heard about cybernetics though, so I can't give you any details on that.