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[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

[There's the sound of what seems to be someone speaking urgently, becoming louder and louder as the voice gets closer to the journal.]

Oh, God-- my face . . . can't feel anything-- what's...

Terri? Terri, are you in here?!

Can't breathe-- My arm... good lord, my arm! what happened...?

[It's at this point Hank catches his reflection in a mirror. There's silence for a moment, followed by a drawn out yell.

Anyone on floor 3 are likely to hear this, especially as he barges into the hallway.]

This isn't me! Where am I?!

Hello? Anyone?!

Comments

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

I need you to describe it.

_{[He motions to his eyes. They have no pupil. He's blind.]}

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

Well, for starters I'm not in my body.

This is the body of a local hero... with a few accessories slapped on.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

_{[He cocks his head and comes forward a bit, reaching out to cup Hank's face and let his fingers run over the mating of metal and flesh.]}

Interesting....

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

Normally, yes. I'm finding it a bit disturbing, however.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

Over all, do you find any difference in your normal functions? I would think the metal side might be numb given the lack of distribution of nerves.

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

I can't move that side of my face, no.

It, my arm, and what feels like some other areas are indeed numb.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

Which arm? Let me see.

_{[He holds out his hand, fully expecting Hank to put it in his hands.]}

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

My right

[Does exactly that.]

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

_{[He took the arm and began to feel along its length, trying to figure out what it was he was feeling.]}

But you have no actual problems moving the limb do you?

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

No. It seems to move when I will it to, like any other limb.

[The metal feeling extends all the way up to his shoulder - the entire thing is robotic.]

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

If the limb is functioning and there are no problems, then I see no reason to fix what is not broken.

_{[He felt up it to the seam where metal met flesh, plying and feeling. It was well done work, he was almost jealous.]}

It feels as if your body as integrated with the metal, fused as it were. To remove it would damage you, I'm afraid.

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

Even if the these parts were removed it wouldn't change that fact that there's another persons face in the mirror.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

It is highly possible you are suffering memory losses. I would consider a switching of bodies, but that is a quite complex thing.

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

I can imagine.

Not to mention largely impossible. But I guess I'm proof that may not be the case.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

I have seen more proof. For now, I will go with the memory loss explanation.

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

What kind of proof?

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

Witches are interesting creatures. Let us leave it at that.

Overall you do feel anything different in your functions and I cannot sense anything immediately dangerous to your health.

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

Then I guess that's one less thing I have to worry about.

Now, a way to get home would be nice.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

That is beyond my power or anyone's so I hear.

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling it wouldn't be that easy.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

Things we want are rarely so easy to obtain.

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

That makes it more worth it in the end though, don't you think?

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

I suppose it rather depends on what it is you get in the end, don't you think?

[cheerupemoborg.livejournal.com]

True. No one likes working too hard for too little.

[12winged-dealer.livejournal.com]

Or to work for something they did not expect.