Chapter 2: Coming Back To My Senses
No, Timmy it's me! Timmy! It's me, Tecna! I tried to shout, so maybe, just maybe, he could hear me. Well of course it didn't work; I figured it wouldn't work anyway so I wasn't too disappointed. Oh why could I only hear everyone, but nothing else...come to think of it I didn't have my sense of sight, taste, touch, or smell. Things were just becoming more and more puzzling.
"It IS Tecna," the voice was trying to comfort Timmy, "When she wakes up she will have all the memories, personalities, knowledge, and same appearance as before."
"But, it's not Tecna on the inside," Timmy replied, "She's...different." I feel the same, well I'm only in my head so I must be okay...right? "Prove it to me; wake Tecna up, so I can talk to her." Oh thank god, I'll be able to see the colourful world around me.
"I shouldn't be doing this," the man sighed, "But I'll make an exception for you. Now hand me those cables." Cables? Why do I have cables, I don't need to be plugged in...Do I? Suddenly I heard a click as one of the cables got plugged in somewhere. I felt one of my senses arise, my sense of touch.
"She should be able to feel her surroundings now. Let's give her a minute to adjust," the one familiar voice said.
The pain was beyond anything I've ever felt. I could only feel agonizing pain like I was lying in a coffin of pins and needles. I wished they would take away my sense of touch; it was better not feeling anything before.
"Is she in any pain?" Timmy asked. Yes Timmy, it hurts beyond anything.
"She's feeling for the first time in her life," the other voice answered. I've felt before, especially pain now. Am I lying next to a moron or something? Finally the pain faded. I could finally feel I was lying in a cozy bed with soft covers. I could feel every single loose fibre within the sheets. My sense of touch was so different, so sensitive. I couldn't move yet either, but I could feel my skin was stiff as a rock.
I heard another click of a cable. Oh great, what pain will I have to endure now? I finally got my sense of taste back, and it was horrible. My mouth felt the same as before, it was my mouth, but it didn't taste like my mouth. It tasted like plastic; new plastic. This is disgusting, I felt like I wanted to throw up.
My mouth was incredibly dry too, like I haven't made any saliva in my life. This was just making me sick to my stomach. Disconnect my sense of taste...please...it would be appreciated.
Then I heard another click, oh great, not again.
"Her sense of smell," the unfamiliar voice said. My sense of smell was on full alert, and believe me it was nasty. The first thing I smelt was a sterile hospital. Now at least I could tell where exactly I was. The only other odour I could distinguish was Timmy's; I could smell his cologne very faintly. At least one of my senses wasn't painful, what a relief.
I could hear Timmy gulp, "And now her...vision." It sounded like he was scared for me to open my eyes. I can't wait to see other human's again.
"Now Tecna, I know you can hear me," the other voice said to me, "A little warning for you, this may hurt." Oh, thanks for warning me before.