[he does genuinely appreciate that he has this leg. it's far more freeing than walking with a crutch, and a hundred times more manageable than the hunk of metal he was "gifted" with when those pack-rats stapled him back together. but all that said, it's still a long shot from a real, flesh-and-blood limb, and it has its drawbacks.
Tonic stops leaning all of his (now considerably lighter) body weight on Tek, but doesn't drift away entirely, keeping the hand on his shoulder as if he still needs the balance. he doesn't.
he's grinning now, pleased that Tek is finding his bizarre bodily situation entertaining at the very least--and points back over his shoulder in the direction of the back room he keeps disappearing into.]
If I'm really going to get comfortable, do you want to come see the gross part?
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[he does genuinely appreciate that he has this leg. it's far more freeing than walking with a crutch, and a hundred times more manageable than the hunk of metal he was "gifted" with when those pack-rats stapled him back together. but all that said, it's still a long shot from a real, flesh-and-blood limb, and it has its drawbacks.
Tonic stops leaning all of his (now considerably lighter) body weight on Tek, but doesn't drift away entirely, keeping the hand on his shoulder as if he still needs the balance. he doesn't.
he's grinning now, pleased that Tek is finding his bizarre bodily situation entertaining at the very least--and points back over his shoulder in the direction of the back room he keeps disappearing into.]
If I'm really going to get comfortable, do you want to come see the gross part?