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You live together, right? I'm allowed to be concerned about my friend being in a dangerous spot.

And it wouldn't matter if I wasn't allowed, either.

Edited 2020-02-07 16:03 (UTC)

What do you want?

Probably not what you're thinking.

I lost my left arm when I was 20.

[ oh. god damn it kate. ]

Good for you.
I don't need a god damn cripple support group.

[ it's not a nice word and he damn well knows its not. and its probably saying a lot more about how he feels about himself right now than how he feels about kate's well intentioned friend.]

Yeah, she said you'd be touchy.

Great. Glad she's been doing so much talking behind my back.

I told her I wanted to do this. I think she actually wanted to ask me about your bad guy problem.

I'd tell you it's okay to be mad, but that would just piss you off more, right?

I’ve had every organ in my body replaced before. This isn’t anything I’m not already used to.

Really?

My mother had an alternative approach to parenting.

[ Okay, Kate said Damian's family was kind of like a cult. ]

So she cut out your organs and replaced them?

They stopped working and she put in spares.

And, what, you think that means you can never really be hurt again?

It means I have more perspective than most people do.
Parts are replaceable.

Some of them, sometimes.

[ Most people didn't get cool robot arms in 1945. ]

They give you a prosthetic at the hospital?

Yes. A cybernetic one.

Guess that's standard issue here. They did something to mine when I got here.

[ if he wasn't so proud, he'd probably ask a little more about what to expect. the - lack of sensation is already bothering him, how it is and isn't part of his body all at the same time. ]

What has your experience been?

With what? Prosthetics?

[ He's had a lot of experiences, Damian. ]

Obviously.

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<span style=font: 1.05em Courier, monospace;">Yours is probably a lot nicer than mine was. Which helps a lot with the pain. Having something there helps a lot, I think.</span>

I'm not concerned about pain.
I'm concerned about functionality and combat ability.

Have you tested it out?

Like I said, whatever they gave you is probably nicer than the one I had, but I can't say it was ever a hindrance in combat.

Not in a fight.
The one I have now isn't the end product. That one is still being built.

It'll probably take a while. For it all to fit right. [ Or feel right. ]

But like I said, the tech when I lost my arm was way different. Plus, I was really out of it. Not like you are.

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