Existenz
“To his largely uninitiated eyes, the new bioport implanted by Kiri Vinokur appeared much the same as the one it had replaced, but the area of skin and flesh around the incision looked and felt swollen, bruised, and tender.
He touched it gingerly with a fingertip.
“It hurts like hell,” he said to Geller, who was looking intently at her repaired game-pod nestling in its case. “I think it’s infected.”
“Does it hurt the same way as the one Gas put in?”
“No . . . it’s found another w...ay of hurting. It’s different.”
“Then apart from the fact that Gas probably caused a little short-term collateral damage to the skin around the port, it sounds normal.” She went over and peered at it, but after a superficial glance merely shook her head. She straightened so she could face him, and looked serious and thoughtful. “I don’t think the port is infected. It’s just excited.MoreLess
He touched it gingerly with a fingertip.
“It hurts like hell,” he said to Geller, who was looking intently at her repaired game-pod nestling in its case. “I think it’s infected.”
“Does it hurt the same way as the one Gas put in?”
“No . . . it’s found another w...ay of hurting. It’s different.”
“Then apart from the fact that Gas probably caused a little short-term collateral damage to the skin around the port, it sounds normal.” She went over and peered at it, but after a superficial glance merely shook her head. She straightened so she could face him, and looked serious and thoughtful. “I don’t think the port is infected. It’s just excited.MoreLess
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