Ok! So, Bailey had to go to the bathroom, so I will be taking over this chapter, wicked sweet! So here, as said in the chapter, I will be discussing automail. AKA: Winry's life, aka Ed's arm and leg. Let's get one thing strait before we continue;

AUTOMAIL IS FUCKING PAINFUL

Sorry for my language, but some people don't think about this. Automail takes about 3 years to get used to, and each nerve must be connected to the automail one at a time before being connected simultaneously when the automail is finally connected. automail also have to be taken care of with regular oiling and frequent overhauls which necessitate that the automotive parts be disconnected from and then painfully reconnected to the nervous system in order to remain in proper working order.

You see that? I used big words.

Back to seriousness, Automail is not easy to get used to, its painful and difficult to use, so I don't want to see oc's with Automail backs and stuff. Im pretty sure that's not possible, but someone could do it! ... Lets hope I didn't give someone an idea...

Anyway, yes automail can replace things such as limbs, BUT you cannot make an automail that is a joint. (Such as elbows or knees) By doing that; its basically attaching a dead arm/leg to automail. Its about as useful as making oatmeal cry. Also, if you want your oc to have automail, keep it to a limit, maybe a hand or leg unless they participated in an Amestris war.

Then it would make sense.

But, if you want your oc to have automail because the opened the gate of truth; please, make it have a reason...

Lets set an example; Al wanted his family to be whole, so It took his whole body. Ed's leg was taken so he had nothing to stand on(figuratively/literally) Roy's sight was taken because he wanted to create a new world, but now he cant see it. And Izumi Curtis' Birth system was taken for trying to recreate her baby, along with other important organs.

If it was me; I would most likely make my oc have automail, BUT, it would be because they was being careless and playing in a cave, and there was a cave in, or maybe they had a cooking accident. Predictable, and not over the top.

Also; Automail does ,sometimes, come with weapons, not everybody has a weapon. Yes, yes, Ed does have a weapon automail, but that's because he uses alchemy on it to makes it a blade. If your oc has a weapon automail, be careful, and make them have a reason for the automail weapon.

Lets take Captain Buccaneer for example; he has an automail chainsaw because he's in the north, very close to Drachma, so, I would belive he has that to fight off the enemy soldiers. And besides, If im correct, Izumi said that she fought BEARS up there... Good reason to have automail.

The only person I can think of who has a weapon for no reason is Paninya, but that b*tch is crazy. I think she doesn't use the weapons, except for self defense, but that's my idea.

ALRIGHT, so we I am done with the automail chapter, I believe Bailey's going to be pissed, as she also wanted to do this chapter, but ill deal with it!

Next chapter is... *Drum roll*

ALCHEMY!

See you guys!