Obviously the out-of-universe explanation is that Gjokaj actually has two perfectly functional legs and isn't used to it, but it also makes sense to me in-universe because he's probably only had a couple of years to relearn how to move around and the prosthetics would be pretty clunky as well.
Yep, while Gjokaj definitely appears to have put some thought into it, it's still impossible for it to be a perfect impression. (And of course there's the question of why they didn't hire an actual amputee/pwd even though I appreciate his effort.) But the Watsonian explanations are enough to make it reasonably believable. The technology just wasn't all that far along yet. And that's a good point that it's still new to him. He's portrayed as still holding onto *some* grief for his old body, which would potentially be another barrier to really perfecting use of the new one.
You're welcome! I had no idea that I was going to find it interesting but apparently I do. Would love to see lots of Sousa fic that takes it into consideration.
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Yep, while Gjokaj definitely appears to have put some thought into it, it's still impossible for it to be a perfect impression. (And of course there's the question of why they didn't hire an actual amputee/pwd even though I appreciate his effort.) But the Watsonian explanations are enough to make it reasonably believable. The technology just wasn't all that far along yet. And that's a good point that it's still new to him. He's portrayed as still holding onto *some* grief for his old body, which would potentially be another barrier to really perfecting use of the new one.
You're welcome! I had no idea that I was going to find it interesting but apparently I do. Would love to see lots of Sousa fic that takes it into consideration.