Uh... well, that's not entirely inaccurate, actually... [The look of disgust punches her in the gut for a moment, even though she knows it's directed at what was done rather than at the fact that she has the arm at all. She's pretty disgusted by that bit, too.]
Um, yeah, go for it.
[She breathes a little, then continues as he gets to work] But I mean, um. Dios, okay, I don't know if you heard about the big cyborg AI attacks that went down recently? Anyway, that happened, and I got grabbed and they were after people with powers, and I had this tattoo, and they thought if they removed the tattoo, my powers might disappear with it. So they um. [her voice shakes a little. Okay maybe a lot. In case you were wondering, yes, she was awake for at least part of this.] They took my arm off and put this in.
[a beat]
It didn't work, neither, I've still got my powers.
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Um, yeah, go for it.
[She breathes a little, then continues as he gets to work] But I mean, um. Dios, okay, I don't know if you heard about the big cyborg AI attacks that went down recently? Anyway, that happened, and I got grabbed and they were after people with powers, and I had this tattoo, and they thought if they removed the tattoo, my powers might disappear with it. So they um. [her voice shakes a little. Okay maybe a lot. In case you were wondering, yes, she was awake for at least part of this.] They took my arm off and put this in.
[a beat]
It didn't work, neither, I've still got my powers.