[When Hank leans against one of the computer terminals, taking that in, the flickering on its screen starts flickering with something else. Hank leans in next to it, his jaw working, that hospital bed he'd followed Simon past still in his head, those x-rays. In the split seconds of its flickering the screen beneath Hank's arm blinks into that, into the same x-ray image his touch had turned that other one into. Then it settles, for a whole half a second, back into its original display.]
That's so fucked up. You can't do that, you can't-
[What the screen settles back into this time as Hank tightens his hand around its edge, staring off into nothing, is a little different. Some kind of form, maybe, neatly typed text followed by answers written in a big, clumsy hand.
When I grow up I want to be:a robot I am most excited about:being a robot My favorite memory from this year is:I got a birthday cake and a million presents My favorite food is:birthday cake I'm wearing my:sheriff bage The weather is:cold
Hank shakes his head, pressing his fingers against his eyelids.]
That's not how it works! You can't just fucking- you can't just do that, you can't just wake someone back up!
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[When Hank leans against one of the computer terminals, taking that in, the flickering on its screen starts flickering with something else. Hank leans in next to it, his jaw working, that hospital bed he'd followed Simon past still in his head, those x-rays. In the split seconds of its flickering the screen beneath Hank's arm blinks into that, into the same x-ray image his touch had turned that other one into. Then it settles, for a whole half a second, back into its original display.]
That's so fucked up. You can't do that, you can't-
[What the screen settles back into this time as Hank tightens his hand around its edge, staring off into nothing, is a little different. Some kind of form, maybe, neatly typed text followed by answers written in a big, clumsy hand.
Hank shakes his head, pressing his fingers against his eyelids.]
That's not how it works! You can't just fucking- you can't just do that, you can't just wake someone back up!