Escape Pod 992: Nerves Into Circuits
Nerves Into Circuits By Lyra Meurer Metal arms descend to press skin-soft conductor strips over my shoulders. The Neurasuit has been in warming mode for a few minutes–my overwrought senses accept the lines of heat like a gift. Despite my anxiety for the fight, my trapezius muscles relax, creaking in the silence. Released from the tension, my vertebrae settle into place with small snaps, one or two with each breath. Wires snake through my hair, massaging the scalp pain I didn’t notice was there.…
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body-horrorsuicideviolence
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