sᴏғᴛ & ᴄᴜʀʟʏ

                                 Body began to fold into itself,  scared to have been wrong but of course, duty straightened him out again.   Calm,  one,  two,  three.   The ghost of a smile finds his expression, guarded but friendly, worried but warm enough.       ❝         Itssss  iih  eh  it’s  nnnnhh  noh  not  thah  that  Iiiiii  Ih  eh  Iiii’m,  I’m,  I’m  ah  against  it,   buuh  but  wwww  wwh  why  wwwwhy  mmmme,  Commander ?         ❞

                            Once opened up the words kept tumbling from his mouth,  clumsy truths bathed in the need to keep at least something to himself.   He still had phantom pains, still could feel panic rising when he thought about the absence of his heart and wanted to curls his lost toes .        ❝         Iiiiih  ihh  eh  I  ss  sp  spent  spent  years  nnnnnh  noh  not  uh  using  mmh  mmmmmy  my  leg  buuuh  but  Iih  eh  I  sssu  suppose  ihhht  it's  eah  easy  easier  wwwwww  wwwh  with  ah  an  arm ?          ❞

                            Formal inquiry had his spine straighten and fingers clutched at his PADD like a lifeline. Nervousness had to be replaced with calm, breathe in and out before he nodded and stepped closer to the otuer one.       ❝         Oh  of  course,  heh  how  how  cah  can  I  be  ooof  aaah  ah  eh  assssist  assistance,  Co  Commman  Commander ?         ❞

                            The comparison comes easy, he is unnatural, has lost parts of himself and the replacements anchor him in his own nightmares   -   but she seems so at peace with herself it almost makes him jealous.        ❝        Iiiiih  Ih   -   fuck   -    Ihhh  I  hah  had  had  mmmm  mine  ffohr  ffffor  ah  al  almost  teh  ten  years.   Ssssss  sommh  somethings  theh  there  iiiiis  is  nh  no  geh  geh  getting  uuuuus  used  to.         ❞