She zoned out like halfway through
"Ok...I'm sure that all sounded very smart, but would you like to try again in English?"
???: "Hmmmm...would you mind if I tried something?"
"Uh-sure, I guess?"
He pressed his fingers on her neck, pinching at the vertabrae just above her shoulders
???: "Do you feel anything...unusual?"
"Um-no, not really-"
pain erupted up and down her spine, exploding into her veins. She screamed, falling off the table and crumpling onto the floor
She let out a strangled cry of protest as her eyes fluttered open, running her diagnostics scan
???: "mhm-I was curious to see how the chip affected her nerves, since the base of the spine is where much of our nerves congregate before sending messages to our brain. I wondered if it was possible that the chip somehow kept her from experiencing some pains due to blocking them off-the temporary shock to Ms. Linh's system must've caused her body to reset itself."
the little orange light flickered in the corner of Cinder's vision-he was lying.
