aight ready? Timeskip! We're getting to some guud shittttt-
ooo is it Saw time already?
Green text scrolled along the bottom corner of Cinder's dark vison. Diagnostics check complete. All systems stabilized. Rebooting in 3...2...1...Cinder jolted awake. she could feel the hum of electricity above her head, and her fingers twitched, too drained to even flinch. She forced her eyes open, adjusting to harsh fluorescents.
???:: "Ah! Juliet awakens!"
She tried to move, but something was holding her in place. She panicked and frantically turned her head, trying to see who had spoken. Her own reflection stared back at her-and she was looking at a machine. Her gloves and boots had been taken, her pant legs rolled up. Every little bit of her metal parts were on display.
(Oh my gosh you don't even know who this character is and you already have them pretty much down!! I'm gonna take 'em periodically just to get some exposition stuff out of the way-they're a HUGE deliverer of info throughout this book-but I actually really like them-)
"No-y-you can't do this-I-I didn't volunteer for your stupid testing!!!"
(And no, Kai isn't here-YET.)
"N-NO!"
She jerked her head away, but the android gripped her scalp, forcing her to stay still. Her heart raced as the android undid the latch in the back of her head. She shut her eyes, trying to imagine that she was anywhere but here as she heard the prongs being clicked into place. Her retina display informed her that she was now connected to Ratio Detector 2.3, scanning...2%...7%...16%...63%...78%.... She tried to jerk away. Someone was in her mind. Someone had invaded her brain.
"GET OUT!!"
Scan completed. The medroid disconnected the prongs, and Cinder collapsed back against the table, shaking. The medroid didn't even bother to close the panel in the back of her head.