[this time, Tek doesn't catch himself. there's an unreadable expression on his face as the scars and the metal are revealed, and as soon as the fabric is fully peeled out of the way, he goes reaching for where Tonic's mangled elbow bends.
he wants to touch it. he doesn't want to grab or inspect or jostle anything--he just wants to feel how the tissue is doing. he compulsively wants to make completely sure that nothing is rotting or poisoning or dying any more than it should be, and it's easier with a touch.
he forgets about the person that the limb is attached to, and the fact that he should ask permission first.]
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he wants to touch it. he doesn't want to grab or inspect or jostle anything--he just wants to feel how the tissue is doing. he compulsively wants to make completely sure that nothing is rotting or poisoning or dying any more than it should be, and it's easier with a touch.
he forgets about the person that the limb is attached to, and the fact that he should ask permission first.]