Bill gave that the attention it deserved, turning over his answer in his mind before saying anything. "I was far from home when it happened," he said at last, "and I had to stay in a hospital for about a month before I got to go home. Near the end of that, the doctors tried to get me to start using a temporary one, just to get used to the difference, but I didn't want to." He shrugged. "It didn't feel right. It wasn't mine. Brenda, my wife, she's a nurse. She told me it would be better if I started getting used to it sooner, but she also said I should wait until I was ready. So it took me another few weeks before I decided to see about getting one fitted." He lowered his voice conspiratorially. "And sometimes, it still doesn't feel like mine, so I don't put it on at all those days for as long as I'm at home. I just hop."