ETHAN TOOK THE PROSTHETIC leg from Dr. Kurtz and examined it, flexing the ankle joint. The device looked similar to his missing leg except that the toes weren’t articulated and there was a cup to accommodate his stump. The material the prosthetic was made from was much harder than human flesh and bone, however.
Noticing Ethan feel the texture of the leg, Kurtz said, “I think it’s made to be very durable, but when it wears out I can make you another. That’s if you don’t want to go with the other option we discussed.”
Ethan put a hand into the cup and lifted up his new limb, waggling it, amused at the notion of a foot on the end of his arm.
“Try it on,” Kurtz urged. “It should fit perfectly.” The doctor was squatting at the foot of the bed where Ethan sat in the Mistral’s medical bay. Kur
