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But what about Sidestep without scars? What if the Farm decided to treat/remove all the scars the MC got in their time away from the Farm?

I don’t know if the scars are canon or not. But wouldn’t it be nasty if the Farm could take every mark you made on your body, take away every change you made, all proof you were Sidestep and yourself. It would be 5 years of scars at least. That could fuck up any MC who likes gaining scars or sees them as proof they’re human/alive. 

And could be especially horrible for trans MCs. It would really fuck up my new sidestep Caise. They put a lot of effort into making their body theirs. And the Farm could take that all away. I can’t imagine how horrible it would be to have to restart medically transitioning from scratch after escaping.

It would probably feel like a violation to have people take everything you were and had away from you. Everything but your powers. The ones you got from them without your consent. (Everything about the farm is an autonomy violation isn’t it). 

It might be unnecessary and expensive for the Farm but they put you back in breathing and walking order anyway. That might have not been fully necessary either and probably wasn’t easily or cheap. And it would hammer in you don’t own your own body. Plus, they could rub in it. Tell you “you clearly can’t take care of yourself.” How you “clearly” needed them for “repairs”.

The Rangers (2010)

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