#its the amputee

[cy-cyborg]

Just a reminder that unless your amputee character lost their limb less than a month ago, their stumps don't need to be bandaged.

[kururusti]

[nwarrior777]

"fat!amputee!fem!laios" bro just make an OC instead. that's no longer laios

well i made one

this oc and laios inspecting each others bodies in ways which i am afraid person bitching about jpegs can't handle

[vseahn]

Lachen Halloween RP aftermath

Really wanted to draw her in a kolto tank, was inspired by Depa Billaba's bacta tank shots in Kanan #1.

WIP and alt w/o glass effect below!

[abucketofweird]

I am so excited to see Maya’s disabilities represented on screen! People deserve to see themselves represented as badass with disabilities

[smallsies]

Reflecting on Representation in Audio Drama (as a Creator)

It's a commonly sung praise of fiction podcasts that, because of the indie nature of the space, minority representation is much more commonplace, but I don't think I've heard much of what that looks like for creators on the other side, so I just want to talk about it a bit in regards to my personal experience, writing an upcoming audio drama and being physically disabled.

"Write what you know" is advice given far and wide, even beyond podcasting, so when working through the pre-canon impact the city collapse in SPACE SPECKS had on the population, a long-term injury seemed like a trail worth heading down. Thus one of the show's characters, Nora, was partially trapped underneath a collapsed wall after an explosion, with her partner forced to do a field amputation to get her to safety, and, in a broader sense, save her life.

As an amputee, just the idea of writing a character with an amputation was exciting — I've struggled to find any relatability to other amputees, in both fiction and in real life, due to the circumstances and type of amputation I had. Creating a character who's amputation was, like mine, traumatic, who struggles with phantom pain and her disability being minimized and not having a say in the medical decision, now having to relearn navigating the world with mobility aids has meant so much more to me than I ever expected it would.

We're both partial foot amputees (write what you know, right?) and for me, this came with a lot of strife that I'm now getting to explore through Nora. I didn't call myself an amputee for a very long time — I didn't think I "deserved" it, because you wouldn't ever be able to tell just by looking at me, because my healthcare team and my family told me I would be fine and would adapt to walking again and because, even in amputee spaces, I simply didn't have it as bad as others did, along with hundreds of other reasons.

In short, though, audio drama is allowing me to tell a story that I would otherwise probably continue to feel isolated within. Becoming an amputee was a huge shift in my life I've never shared with anyone, but now Nora's injury has the opportunity to help me and maybe help others feel seen and understood, (even if their circumstances may be different!) This is just an incredibly unique sort of catharsis I didn't expect to find in podcasting & I'm really grateful for the opportunities this space presents. :)

[cy-cyborg]

One of the weird things about being autistic and visibly disabled is that until relitivly recently I had no idea that a lot of the very common interactions I had with people were rude or condescending until I started repeating them to other disabled people.

Stuff like patting someone on the head when they do/say something "silly" or booping them on the nose, even when they ask you not to. Even asking invasive questions or staring at people who are visibly different.

Yeah, all of those things I should have realised were not ok, but so many people did it to me, my complaints about it were brushed off so often or even twisted into complements that I took literally ("Someone staring at you is a complement! It just means they think you look cool or interesting" so I did it with the intent of "complimenting" people too) that when you combine it with the whole, not inately understanding social cues and taking peoples ways to try and make me feel better literally, is it any wonder I thought they were genuine? Some did upset me, but I also hated nicknames and small talk, so it wasn't a stretch that I could dislike something that is considered normal or polite.

I'm really greatful for my autistic friends in uni who picked up that I was just repeating what others were doing to me and explained to me.

There are a lot of situations I look back on that make me really embarrassed, but the unintended bright side is that it did piss a lot of ableist in my home town off when I mirrored their condescending behaviour back at them. It explains why so many of them got cranky at me lol 😂

[adhd-riddled-crow]

*~Scars~*

Pose reference undercut:

[capripian]

considering. alternate fmab ending where ed doesn't get his arm back and after he quits the military he switches to a regular leg prosthesis and no arm prosthesis. his automail was always chosen because it let him be useful and effective in the context of becoming a dog of the military, and i think switching to a less painful/intrusive combination of mobility aids (one that doesn't stunt his growth and give him nerve pain) is a fitting symbol of him giving up the lifestyle that necessitated automail in the first place.

[danidoesathing]

(I had a potential idea for the "Talis and Arcane Viktor meet Gioapra and the Machine Herald" concept you mentioned.

After the fight, the four end up retreating and actually talking things out. The Jayces argue, while the Viktors are more cordial (albeit wary of each other).

(Also, League Viktor is shaken when Talis looks at him with the same unconditional adoration that he looks at his own Viktor with.)

talis and giopara would hate each other on fucking sight. even ignoring the inherent self hatred jayce has for himself in every timeline talis would find out about the shit giopara pulled with his viktor with blitzcrank and the dive suits and he'd be throwing hands immediately. like your partner created artificial life, his fucking CHILD, and you couldn't be fucked to even stand up for him?? and then you ruin his career afterwards over a machine concept??? get the hammer up asshole this has turned into a death match now. my viktor turned into a cult leader and an eldritch GOD and you cant handle a little bit of mind control?? not even fully mind control either. get the fuck out of here

giopara just thinks talis is batshit. he doesn't give two fucks about any of the augmentations or robots or even the fuck that viktor has turned into a cyborg supervillain because "its ok he became an arcane god in my timeline this is nothing" like thats a fucking normal thing to say. he's still not comfortable with the evolution shit but apparently that jayce's fault somehow because he "clearly didn't cherish him hard enough" like what the fuck does that even mean!! he's taking notes with the viktors on the machine herald's anatomy. something is wrong with that one

(mh viktor has no fucking clue how to handle talis. even during their partnership he was never this openly and proudly affectionate towards him, let alone the fucking adoration he looks at them both with. he doesn't care about any of the augmentations or the metal parts he just seems happy that viktor is here and that freaks him out)

[t4tails]

the quarry wouldve been pretty cool if the actual game part didnt suck so fucking bad

[gemsbian]

A question that has been in my mind for a hot second, how Did Frankie lose her arm? You said it was in a work accident but we dont have a lot of lore of when she wasn't in the Explorers

The most I've revealed is that it was a workplace accident at her last job, but I can provide more details on the circumstances.

Frankie's former job was working at a power plant, and she was still 19 when she lost her arm, alongside other injuries. The accident took place just a few weeks before her 20th birthday.

Due to the severity of her injuries, she was given a hefty amount of workers compensation and was awarded permanent partial disability shortly afterward. Because of this, she doesn't technically need to work for a number of years, but went back to working as soon as she was able to for her own mental being. Stagnation after such a severe injury would've exacerbated the negative feelings she felt regarding her new disability.

I've drawn the rest of Frankie's scarring a few times, but I just realized that none of those drawings were posted to tumblr, so here's a before and after!

For convenience, Frankie opted to cut her hair short after losing her arm so that she wouldn't have to brush it

[reptil-enjoyer]

The community yearns to blow Scout's legs off

All different cosmetics! Some are old as 2012!

Edit: added another one!

[avephelis]

drawing early campaign chip sincerely so scary because i am always forgetting he still had his pinky back then

[cy-cyborg]

I'm preparing some writing advice posts and while researching I came across an article (that's not the right word but I can't think of the correct one lol) released by the journal of the American society of plastic surgeons in 1989 and while it was a helpful source (at least, the snipped I saw that's not locked behind a paywall anyway), I just had to laugh at how the author decided to introduce and frame the topic (examples of amputees using prosthetics in the antiquity/renaissance periods). This was the opening paragraph:

"The ideal of physical perfection has always required completeness and symmetry; a missing body part renders a person unusual, vulnerable, and ugly. Consequently, since antiquity, amputees have sought to correct this unacceptable condition."

Like geeze, ok, what did amputees ever do to you, who hurt you 😂? It was written in the 80's so I'm not shocked or upset by any means, I found it funny honestly (and I do recognise the author, who seems to be a plastic surgeon, was likely just repeating the sentiments some of their patients said they were feeling) but this sounds like the author just really has something against amputees specifically lmao.

[pentaghast]

hey you just spent 60 to 70 hours getting to know these characters and possibly romancing them? well lets throw in a suicide mission for them where at LEAST one of them dies! teehee this is goooood gaming folks love a shock value death