Ordinarily, the accident would have been fatal. But they were able to salvage her undamaged head and brain, and part of her torso.<br /><br />So they rebuilt the rest. Using the still-experimental science of <b>vitronics</b>, they constructed a new, artificial body. It gives her back working replacements for her lost limbs, a passably human body shape, and also keeps her alive.<br /><br />But how long will this vitronic body last? In spite of all the care, will it trigger a fatal immune rejection? Can they regrow organic replacements for the rest from her own cells in the interim, or will she always have to be like this?