Ender shook his arms against the restraint, pulling against them hard enough that the veins in his arms became pronounced and nearly popped from the effort. When the straps didn't give, he fell back down against the table before looking over to Talak, "I don't remember!" When he glanced back up at the machine, he only caught flashes of his previous memories, the sound of machinery squealing, flesh being ripped and scientists speaking over and discussing notes. A heavy sweat started from Ender, never wanting to relive the experience again.
The door suddenly slid open, the Scientist walking in with her arms clasped behind her back in their usual fashion. "Do you remember this place, Ender? We made very cherished memories here." She walked over to his table, her fingers dragging along his arm, "This is where we found out what flowed through your veins. After of course, a few nuts were cracked in order to make it happen. Look how much you've grown now, I wish to see this evolution first hand." She sat in a rolling chair beside the table, examing Ender for a moment after her words before rolling over to Talak.
"And you brought a friend. A sort of gift for our reunion I assume. I happily accept." Ender struggled against the restraints once more, "You're not real." The woman laughed, it was void of humor and something that resembled a predator watching their prey struggle before its life ebbed away. "Oh, but I'm very much real aren't I? I'm very much real to you and even after all this time I still occupy a region of your mind that you just can't let go of." She stood up from the chair before walking over to Ender and standing over him, "We will continue our work and we will discover what makes your kind tick."
The Scientist walked over to a console, "From what I recall, your pain tolerance was quite high before you broke. Let's find out if it's the same for you and your friend." She studied the console for a minute before smiling and pressing a button, one of the saws connected to the machines above the pair starting as they whirred loudly. "Do you think Talak will find the pain real just as you remember?" The saw inched closer and closer to the both of them, it aiming near their heart and there was no indication that this wasn't real at all.
The door suddenly slid open, the Scientist walking in with her arms clasped behind her back in their usual fashion. "Do you remember this place, Ender? We made very cherished memories here." She walked over to his table, her fingers dragging along his arm, "This is where we found out what flowed through your veins. After of course, a few nuts were cracked in order to make it happen. Look how much you've grown now, I wish to see this evolution first hand." She sat in a rolling chair beside the table, examing Ender for a moment after her words before rolling over to Talak.
"And you brought a friend. A sort of gift for our reunion I assume. I happily accept." Ender struggled against the restraints once more, "You're not real." The woman laughed, it was void of humor and something that resembled a predator watching their prey struggle before its life ebbed away. "Oh, but I'm very much real aren't I? I'm very much real to you and even after all this time I still occupy a region of your mind that you just can't let go of." She stood up from the chair before walking over to Ender and standing over him, "We will continue our work and we will discover what makes your kind tick."
The Scientist walked over to a console, "From what I recall, your pain tolerance was quite high before you broke. Let's find out if it's the same for you and your friend." She studied the console for a minute before smiling and pressing a button, one of the saws connected to the machines above the pair starting as they whirred loudly. "Do you think Talak will find the pain real just as you remember?" The saw inched closer and closer to the both of them, it aiming near their heart and there was no indication that this wasn't real at all.