Soft metal clinking against metal. The distant voices of people talking. The sun, oppressively bright, staring straight into half-lidded eyes. Cold air wafts into the room through the AC ducts, making body hairs stand on end. Machines whirr to life at precise intervals, undercut by the beeping of monitors. Cables of all sizes connect the animal to the instruments responsible for performing its basic functions, if only temporarily.
It seems the surgery had been a success despite the complications.
The brand-new optics sway slowly from side to side. Scanning the room. They can see on their screens exactly what the animal is seeing, big blurs of color amidst blinding white. Not unusual for the brain to take a bit to sync up and adapt to the new input. Even less so considering the damage it took and the amount of sedation the mutt is currently on. Chapped lips mouth at the tubes with not a coherent thought to express. It doesn't even make any noise.
The prototype arm lays on the table, partially disassembled. All sorts of cables connect to its ports as if they are bundles of artificial nerves and muscle tissue, responsible for making sure the signals from the brain get properly interpreted and responded to. All dutifully relayed from their corresponding origin points into the surgically implanted joint. The wound may not be properly healed yet, but considering the setbacks they've already had because of the complications, it seems unwise to wait even longer.
Well. Nothing that can't be fixed by upping the dosage of drugs on the animal's IVs, right?
Mal presses a finger to its skin. Watches as the hazy eyes flutter closed, then open again towards his general direction, unable to focus on anything. More pressure. Not much more of a response.
He sighs. Pulls a pen out of his pocket. Stabs it fast and quick into the restrained wrist. The pale fingers twitch in response. Move as though the animal was trying its best to reach for whatever hurt it through the fog of its brain.
And so do the fingers on the mechanical arm.
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I have to go get a needle right now and I am being SO brave about it
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i love how needles met a person who didn't have the niche phobia of needles and went "alright how about i dox you instead"
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Needle-watch poll
So, I got some vaccinations the other day, and the pharmacy tech seemed unnerved that I opted to watch him insert the needle. And he is not the first to comment on it. I'm willing to accept I'm an outlier and shouldn't be counted, I'm just curious how much of an outlier.
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Say hello magpod fans to your new fucked up gender man who none of you should like this much.
Anyways here’s my needles design (working on a Celia design soon :)
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Imagine trying to mug a random twink in Brighton and he turns into a fucking porcupine and suddenly you're the one getting assaulted
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The Magnus Protocol, episode 6
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New and refined needle fear poll in honour of me getting my flu shot today. I did not realize needle fear was so varied. I thought everyone just feared the pain like me...this is so interesting...
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me, patting needles on the head: it's okay - ow - buddy you're - ow - doing your - ow - best we all - ow - think - ow - you're very - ow - scary and - ow - intimidating - ow
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Needles has a lot of needles and Jane Prentiss has a lot of holes. So maybe if they hugged they would be like puzzle pieces. Fit together. Food for thought.
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