lemniscate

absorbs you into my personal mythology in a subordinate role

Hannibal is the best serial killer show because it doesn’t require me to pretend criminal profiling is real, because Will isn’t actually doing that, he’s just going into a trance and mystically mind melding with the killer, which is much easier to believe.

it’s an interesting thing that the more prominent version of mechanic x cyborg/robotgirl trope art is maintenance on limbs and the like. the subject goes untouched; we can only admit to the malleability of extremities—not our minds. but we can go further. a girl jacks into your neck port, runs a diagnostic test, emulates your sensorium. the girl notices homeostasis response discrepancies, and in real time you feel how jarring it is as she dials up your temperature sensitivity. it’s not smooth as you would expect; it jumps between ranges in stutters. her hand is very, very hot on your cheek.