Anatomical Automatism

From Activating Evolution

Anatomical Automatism, also called Anatomical Separation or Separated Automatism is the ability to detach and reattach body parts (usually limbs). However, one with this ability can animate and direct the body parts’ movements after detachment, commanding them as though they were separate entities. The user of this ability, however, can often only use organs for actions that said organs can already do (they can seldom fly, defy gravity or the like). Hands crawl on their fingers, arms/legs hop, and heads roll or hop (all with amazing dexterity). And all organs, limbs and body parts are usually of either average strength or of proportional strength to that of the user.

• The user’s mind sheathes the body parts in psychic energy, so stumps of detached limbs or membranes of detached organs don’t become infected (and are often rendered resistant to pain). The user’s mind can usually also easily multitask between mentally/vocally directing any number of detached organs.

Note: This ability only implies Rapid Regeneration when the user detaches and then reattaches a limb (not if the user is injured, unless he disengages the injured part, and then quickly reattaches it). Skin and muscles cannot be disengaged, as this would cause damage to the body.

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