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@james.barnes, several days after the whole incident

[deadthenred]

Hi. You don't know me, but I'm Kate's friend.

[batricide]

[ god DAMN IT kate ]

Of course you are.

[deadthenred]

Don't beat her up too much about it. I asked.

[batricide]

It isn't her problem to tell.

[deadthenred]

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.

[batricide]

What do you want?

[deadthenred]

Probably not what you're thinking.

I lost my left arm when I was 20.

[batricide]

[ 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.]

[deadthenred]

Yeah, she said you'd be touchy.

[batricide]

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

[deadthenred]

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?

[batricide]

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

[deadthenred]

Really?

[batricide]

My mother had an alternative approach to parenting.

[deadthenred]

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

So she cut out your organs and replaced them?

[batricide]

They stopped working and she put in spares.

[deadthenred]

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

[batricide]

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

[deadthenred]

Some of them, sometimes.

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

They give you a prosthetic at the hospital?

[batricide]

Yes. A cybernetic one.

[deadthenred]

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

[batricide]

[ 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?

[deadthenred]

With what? Prosthetics?

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

[batricide]

Obviously.

[deadthenred]

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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>