Another Arm to the Amputee Pile

With a loud THUD! The centipede-like assemblage of limbs and viscera flopped onto its side. Entire frame visibly deflating as it let out one long drawn out exhale. A great gust of wind resonating from its underside. ...turns out, from the base of its neck to the very underside of its lowermost arm (positioned like a tail) sat a humongous vertical maw. Misaligned and shattered Rib-bones working as fangs & teeth alike. And most pressing...This strange "gap" in their physiology twitched and warped when it spoke. Indicating this was their true "Mouth" in all this. "It...It was a...Hsssk...Thing! I snagged me a few months ago..." They desperately pleaded. "It was...H-huge! All arms, and hands. and feet, and..." They trailed off. Thought seemingly fading before snapping back towards the medic. "It TORE me apart!" It whined. A wet hiss in its tone. "T-torreee...Tore me apart! Put me back together! Changed me! TWISSSTED me!" Its entire body jolted with that last commend. "...Oh god...Ohhh god I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Y-you don't need to know about all that!"

The multi-segmented thing slowly pulled itself forwards on its numerous limbs. Slick skinless frame producing a wretched squelch as it hefted itself into position. That long skeletal neck bobbing slightly as it turned to look to the medic intently. Those lidless eyes slick with an involuntary mania. "Y-Yess! Monthsss...It was a long time ago...I was stuck. Stuck with othersss...Hsss...But I got out! I can...move places." It explained in that warbling phlegm-choked tone. "I...I heard there wasss...Sssomeone here! Someone that could help!" Only then did it actually pay attention to the details of the other. Their shape, their arrangement, their physiology. "Hsss...Did IT get you too? You still have...Hsssk...Ssskin! And a face!"

That word seemed to strike them like a cold bucket of water. "Amputation?!" It hissed. Neck craning up to stare at the other with that manic intensity. "N-no! I need...Hsss...I need all my limbs! All my parts!" It insisted pleadingly. The unraveled turned to face the Medic entirely after the statement. "I mean... I mean..." Its head craned to look down at itself. Muttering under its breath as it counted. "...S...Seven arms is too many. People only have two! And they have legs!" It hissed out desperately. "I sss...Sssuppossee you could take a few.." their tone was one of reservation and fruitless hope. "...Ooohhh...I'm hopeless, Doc. Aren't I?"

Those hollow eyes stared silently as the Medic acquired their tools. Long bony talons uncharacteristically scraping together with a nervous anticipation. "J...Jussst leave me sssome armsss, alright?" The thing hissed uncertainly. "I ssstill need to...move around." They insisted. An audible gulp resonating through that long fanged maw that ran along their underside. Their gaze averted to the side...Soon returning to the medic uncertainly. "Are you...Hsss...Sick too?" It questioned. Only now actually taking in their details. "With...What's happening? Did you see it too..?"

"There'ssss...Sssomething going on!" The skinless thing exclaimed. "I don't know...Hsss...Wh-what it is...But it doesss weird thingsss to people!" It looked aside, as if struggling to recover their memories and thoughts. "I sssaw...A man turn inssside out! And I ssaw a lady turn into a lamp...A very, very, very angry lamp!" The skinless thing insisted. "...It...It didn't get me though!" It boasted, almost sounding proud despite its mutilated state. "The..dark thing did thisss...Hsss." It slowly looked to the medic once more. "You...Look like it got you. Too many armsss..."

"Oh...Yess...I sssuposssee you're right.." Hesitantly, the creature rested its head on whatever area it had been assigned. Lidless eyes nervously darting around the Tent's confines as it tapped its curved claws together with a silent anticipation. "Hss..." They subconsciously hissed out. Awaiting whatever pinch, stab, or other agonizing sensation might've began the "Surgery" they had been promised.

For once the lack of autonomy was pleasant. They never really "Slept" so being rendered chemically unconscious was an unexpected pleasure. It shuddered for a minute...Thrashed for a second...And then went painfully still. All Three sets of lungs breathing in a steady rhythm. Vertical fanged maw letting out a constant "Snore" that sounded more like the bellow of some monstrous crocodile.

With a loud THUD! The centipede-like assemblage of limbs and viscera flopped onto its side. Entire frame visibly deflating as it let out one long drawn out exhale. A great gust of wind resonating from its underside. ...turns out, from the base of its neck to the very underside of its lowermost arm (positioned like a tail) sat a humongous vertical maw. Misaligned and shattered Rib-bones working as fangs & teeth alike. And most pressing...This strange "gap" in their physiology twitched and warped when it spoke. Indicating this was their true "Mouth" in all this. "It...It was a...Hsssk...Thing! I snagged me a few months ago..." They desperately pleaded. "It was...H-huge! All arms, and hands. and feet, and..." They trailed off. Thought seemingly fading before snapping back towards the medic. "It TORE me apart!" It whined. A wet hiss in its tone. "T-torreee...Tore me apart! Put me back together! Changed me! TWISSSTED me!" Its entire body jolted with that last commend. "...Oh god...Ohhh god I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Y-you don't need to know about all that!"

The multi-segmented thing slowly pulled itself forwards on its numerous limbs. Slick skinless frame producing a wretched squelch as it hefted itself into position. That long skeletal neck bobbing slightly as it turned to look to the medic intently. Those lidless eyes slick with an involuntary mania. "Y-Yess! Monthsss...It was a long time ago...I was stuck. Stuck with othersss...Hsss...But I got out! I can...move places." It explained in that warbling phlegm-choked tone. "I...I heard there wasss...Sssomeone here! Someone that could help!" Only then did it actually pay attention to the details of the other. Their shape, their arrangement, their physiology. "Hsss...Did IT get you too? You still have...Hsssk...Ssskin! And a face!"

That word seemed to strike them like a cold bucket of water. "Amputation?!" It hissed. Neck craning up to stare at the other with that manic intensity. "N-no! I need...Hsss...I need all my limbs! All my parts!" It insisted pleadingly. The unraveled turned to face the Medic entirely after the statement. "I mean... I mean..." Its head craned to look down at itself. Muttering under its breath as it counted. "...S...Seven arms is too many. People only have two! And they have legs!" It hissed out desperately. "I sss...Sssuppossee you could take a few.." their tone was one of reservation and fruitless hope. "...Ooohhh...I'm hopeless, Doc. Aren't I?"

Those hollow eyes stared silently as the Medic acquired their tools. Long bony talons uncharacteristically scraping together with a nervous anticipation. "J...Jussst leave me sssome armsss, alright?" The thing hissed uncertainly. "I ssstill need to...move around." They insisted. An audible gulp resonating through that long fanged maw that ran along their underside. Their gaze averted to the side...Soon returning to the medic uncertainly. "Are you...Hsss...Sick too?" It questioned. Only now actually taking in their details. "With...What's happening? Did you see it too..?"

"There'ssss...Sssomething going on!" The skinless thing exclaimed. "I don't know...Hsss...Wh-what it is...But it doesss weird thingsss to people!" It looked aside, as if struggling to recover their memories and thoughts. "I sssaw...A man turn inssside out! And I ssaw a lady turn into a lamp...A very, very, very angry lamp!" The skinless thing insisted. "...It...It didn't get me though!" It boasted, almost sounding proud despite its mutilated state. "The..dark thing did thisss...Hsss." It slowly looked to the medic once more. "You...Look like it got you. Too many armsss..."

"Oh...Yess...I sssuposssee you're right.." Hesitantly, the creature rested its head on whatever area it had been assigned. Lidless eyes nervously darting around the Tent's confines as it tapped its curved claws together with a silent anticipation. "Hss..." They subconsciously hissed out. Awaiting whatever pinch, stab, or other agonizing sensation might've began the "Surgery" they had been promised.

With a loud THUD! The centipede-like assemblage of limbs and viscera flopped onto its side. Entire frame visibly deflating as it let out one long drawn out exhale. A great gust of wind resonating from its underside. ...turns out, from the base of its neck to the very underside of its lowermost arm (positioned like a tail) sat a humongous vertical maw. Misaligned and shattered Rib-bones working as fangs & teeth alike. And most pressing...This strange "gap" in their physiology twitched and warped when it spoke. Indicating this was their true "Mouth" in all this. "It...It was a...Hsssk...Thing! I snagged me a few months ago..." They desperately pleaded. "It was...H-huge! All arms, and hands. and feet, and..." They trailed off. Thought seemingly fading before snapping back towards the medic. "It TORE me apart!" It whined. A wet hiss in its tone. "T-torreee...Tore me apart! Put me back together! Changed me! TWISSSTED me!" Its entire body jolted with that last commend. "...Oh god...Ohhh god I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Y-you don't need to know about all that!"

The multi-segmented thing slowly pulled itself forwards on its numerous limbs. Slick skinless frame producing a wretched squelch as it hefted itself into position. That long skeletal neck bobbing slightly as it turned to look to the medic intently. Those lidless eyes slick with an involuntary mania. "Y-Yess! Monthsss...It was a long time ago...I was stuck. Stuck with othersss...Hsss...But I got out! I can...move places." It explained in that warbling phlegm-choked tone. "I...I heard there wasss...Sssomeone here! Someone that could help!" Only then did it actually pay attention to the details of the other. Their shape, their arrangement, their physiology. "Hsss...Did IT get you too? You still have...Hsssk...Ssskin! And a face!"

That word seemed to strike them like a cold bucket of water. "Amputation?!" It hissed. Neck craning up to stare at the other with that manic intensity. "N-no! I need...Hsss...I need all my limbs! All my parts!" It insisted pleadingly. The unraveled turned to face the Medic entirely after the statement. "I mean... I mean..." Its head craned to look down at itself. Muttering under its breath as it counted. "...S...Seven arms is too many. People only have two! And they have legs!" It hissed out desperately. "I sss...Sssuppossee you could take a few.." their tone was one of reservation and fruitless hope. "...Ooohhh...I'm hopeless, Doc. Aren't I?"

Those hollow eyes stared silently as the Medic acquired their tools. Long bony talons uncharacteristically scraping together with a nervous anticipation. "J...Jussst leave me sssome armsss, alright?" The thing hissed uncertainly. "I ssstill need to...move around." They insisted. An audible gulp resonating through that long fanged maw that ran along their underside. Their gaze averted to the side...Soon returning to the medic uncertainly. "Are you...Hsss...Sick too?" It questioned. Only now actually taking in their details. "With...What's happening? Did you see it too..?"

"There'ssss...Sssomething going on!" The skinless thing exclaimed. "I don't know...Hsss...Wh-what it is...But it doesss weird thingsss to people!" It looked aside, as if struggling to recover their memories and thoughts. "I sssaw...A man turn inssside out! And I ssaw a lady turn into a lamp...A very, very, very angry lamp!" The skinless thing insisted. "...It...It didn't get me though!" It boasted, almost sounding proud despite its mutilated state. "The..dark thing did thisss...Hsss." It slowly looked to the medic once more. "You...Look like it got you. Too many armsss..."

With a loud THUD! The centipede-like assemblage of limbs and viscera flopped onto its side. Entire frame visibly deflating as it let out one long drawn out exhale. A great gust of wind resonating from its underside. ...turns out, from the base of its neck to the very underside of its lowermost arm (positioned like a tail) sat a humongous vertical maw. Misaligned and shattered Rib-bones working as fangs & teeth alike. And most pressing...This strange "gap" in their physiology twitched and warped when it spoke. Indicating this was their true "Mouth" in all this. "It...It was a...Hsssk...Thing! I snagged me a few months ago..." They desperately pleaded. "It was...H-huge! All arms, and hands. and feet, and..." They trailed off. Thought seemingly fading before snapping back towards the medic. "It TORE me apart!" It whined. A wet hiss in its tone. "T-torreee...Tore me apart! Put me back together! Changed me! TWISSSTED me!" Its entire body jolted with that last commend. "...Oh god...Ohhh god I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Y-you don't need to know about all that!"

The multi-segmented thing slowly pulled itself forwards on its numerous limbs. Slick skinless frame producing a wretched squelch as it hefted itself into position. That long skeletal neck bobbing slightly as it turned to look to the medic intently. Those lidless eyes slick with an involuntary mania. "Y-Yess! Monthsss...It was a long time ago...I was stuck. Stuck with othersss...Hsss...But I got out! I can...move places." It explained in that warbling phlegm-choked tone. "I...I heard there wasss...Sssomeone here! Someone that could help!" Only then did it actually pay attention to the details of the other. Their shape, their arrangement, their physiology. "Hsss...Did IT get you too? You still have...Hsssk...Ssskin! And a face!"

That word seemed to strike them like a cold bucket of water. "Amputation?!" It hissed. Neck craning up to stare at the other with that manic intensity. "N-no! I need...Hsss...I need all my limbs! All my parts!" It insisted pleadingly. The unraveled turned to face the Medic entirely after the statement. "I mean... I mean..." Its head craned to look down at itself. Muttering under its breath as it counted. "...S...Seven arms is too many. People only have two! And they have legs!" It hissed out desperately. "I sss...Sssuppossee you could take a few.." their tone was one of reservation and fruitless hope. "...Ooohhh...I'm hopeless, Doc. Aren't I?"

Those hollow eyes stared silently as the Medic acquired their tools. Long bony talons uncharacteristically scraping together with a nervous anticipation. "J...Jussst leave me sssome armsss, alright?" The thing hissed uncertainly. "I ssstill need to...move around." They insisted. An audible gulp resonating through that long fanged maw that ran along their underside. Their gaze averted to the side...Soon returning to the medic uncertainly. "Are you...Hsss...Sick too?" It questioned. Only now actually taking in their details. "With...What's happening? Did you see it too..?"

With a loud THUD! The centipede-like assemblage of limbs and viscera flopped onto its side. Entire frame visibly deflating as it let out one long drawn out exhale. A great gust of wind resonating from its underside. ...turns out, from the base of its neck to the very underside of its lowermost arm (positioned like a tail) sat a humongous vertical maw. Misaligned and shattered Rib-bones working as fangs & teeth alike. And most pressing...This strange "gap" in their physiology twitched and warped when it spoke. Indicating this was their true "Mouth" in all this. "It...It was a...Hsssk...Thing! I snagged me a few months ago..." They desperately pleaded. "It was...H-huge! All arms, and hands. and feet, and..." They trailed off. Thought seemingly fading before snapping back towards the medic. "It TORE me apart!" It whined. A wet hiss in its tone. "T-torreee...Tore me apart! Put me back together! Changed me! TWISSSTED me!" Its entire body jolted with that last commend. "...Oh god...Ohhh god I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Y-you don't need to know about all that!"

The multi-segmented thing slowly pulled itself forwards on its numerous limbs. Slick skinless frame producing a wretched squelch as it hefted itself into position. That long skeletal neck bobbing slightly as it turned to look to the medic intently. Those lidless eyes slick with an involuntary mania. "Y-Yess! Monthsss...It was a long time ago...I was stuck. Stuck with othersss...Hsss...But I got out! I can...move places." It explained in that warbling phlegm-choked tone. "I...I heard there wasss...Sssomeone here! Someone that could help!" Only then did it actually pay attention to the details of the other. Their shape, their arrangement, their physiology. "Hsss...Did IT get you too? You still have...Hsssk...Ssskin! And a face!"

That word seemed to strike them like a cold bucket of water. "Amputation?!" It hissed. Neck craning up to stare at the other with that manic intensity. "N-no! I need...Hsss...I need all my limbs! All my parts!" It insisted pleadingly. The unraveled turned to face the Medic entirely after the statement. "I mean... I mean..." Its head craned to look down at itself. Muttering under its breath as it counted. "...S...Seven arms is too many. People only have two! And they have legs!" It hissed out desperately. "I sss...Sssuppossee you could take a few.." their tone was one of reservation and fruitless hope. "...Ooohhh...I'm hopeless, Doc. Aren't I?"

With a loud THUD! The centipede-like assemblage of limbs and viscera flopped onto its side. Entire frame visibly deflating as it let out one long drawn out exhale. A great gust of wind resonating from its underside. ...turns out, from the base of its neck to the very underside of its lowermost arm (positioned like a tail) sat a humongous vertical maw. Misaligned and shattered Rib-bones working as fangs & teeth alike. And most pressing...This strange "gap" in their physiology twitched and warped when it spoke. Indicating this was their true "Mouth" in all this. "It...It was a...Hsssk...Thing! I snagged me a few months ago..." They desperately pleaded. "It was...H-huge! All arms, and hands. and feet, and..." They trailed off. Thought seemingly fading before snapping back towards the medic. "It TORE me apart!" It whined. A wet hiss in its tone. "T-torreee...Tore me apart! Put me back together! Changed me! TWISSSTED me!" Its entire body jolted with that last commend. "...Oh god...Ohhh god I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Y-you don't need to know about all that!"

The multi-segmented thing slowly pulled itself forwards on its numerous limbs. Slick skinless frame producing a wretched squelch as it hefted itself into position. That long skeletal neck bobbing slightly as it turned to look to the medic intently. Those lidless eyes slick with an involuntary mania. "Y-Yess! Monthsss...It was a long time ago...I was stuck. Stuck with othersss...Hsss...But I got out! I can...move places." It explained in that warbling phlegm-choked tone. "I...I heard there wasss...Sssomeone here! Someone that could help!" Only then did it actually pay attention to the details of the other. Their shape, their arrangement, their physiology. "Hsss...Did IT get you too? You still have...Hsssk...Ssskin! And a face!"

With a loud THUD! The centipede-like assemblage of limbs and viscera flopped onto its side. Entire frame visibly deflating as it let out one long drawn out exhale. A great gust of wind resonating from its underside. ...turns out, from the base of its neck to the very underside of its lowermost arm (positioned like a tail) sat a humongous vertical maw. Misaligned and shattered Rib-bones working as fangs & teeth alike. And most pressing...This strange "gap" in their physiology twitched and warped when it spoke. Indicating this was their true "Mouth" in all this. "It...It was a...Hsssk...Thing! I snagged me a few months ago..." They desperately pleaded. "It was...H-huge! All arms, and hands. and feet, and..." They trailed off. Thought seemingly fading before snapping back towards the medic. "It TORE me apart!" It whined. A wet hiss in its tone. "T-torreee...Tore me apart! Put me back together! Changed me! TWISSSTED me!" Its entire body jolted with that last commend. "...Oh god...Ohhh god I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Y-you don't need to know about all that!"