Space Pain

Because Jason Terrell often wears his footwear sockless, being that he feels more comfortable barefoot, he has to increase his hygiene.  And even in outer space, he'll discover that some kinds of boots will rub against his feet if he wears them without socks for too long.

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Jason Terrell (C)

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Taser Laser (Concept)
It’s the year 2200.  Most of the world has been overtaken by the technological age, though many intelligent human beings live peacefully on earth.  15 year old Jason Terrell is an orphaned schoolboy, but despite his obvious intelligence and charm, his red eyes made him off-putting.
One afternoon when walking back home from school, he becomes a victim of a very nasty hover-car crash.  Jason survives the crash, but his arms are mangled and must be amputated.
However, instead of just leaving the arms as they are, they are replaced with mechanical arms which the hospital orders from the military.  Following a quick healing, thanks to Jason's rare blood type, Terrell was subjected to robotic surgery, where the mechanical arms were installed to replace his formerly paralysed arms.  They also managed to save enough of his nervous system to attach to his new arms, so that he could move them as he would fleshy arms.
Following surgical operations, and after making 
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“What happened to my arms?”  Jason asked.
“When you were involved in that car attack, your whole body was damaged.  But you claimed that you couldn’t feel your arms, right?”  Replied Professor Flynn.
“That’s right.”
“We’ve had to do the worst Jason.  Your arms were beyond repair and needed to be amputated.  But rather than just leaving you with no arms, we decided instead to replace them with these new bionic types.”
Jason took another good look at his arms.  Whatever remained of the fleshy arms he was once using, had now been replaced all the way up to the shoulder blades.  He gently rubbed the palms of his now titanium hands across the lower arms, surprising himself at just how smooth they were.
“Wow!”
Richard became surprised at Jason’s reaction.  He couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Unlike a boy to react in this manner.  Most people who have been in