Part Five: Under the Knife
"Implanting the chip now," the chip was experimental, the size of a person's pinky nail, and would be at the junction of her head and neck. Cooper carefully maneuvered the chip into between the nerves, which if severed could cause permanent paralysis, using tweezers.
Julie was totally awake for the procedure as only her skin and outer muscles were completely numbed. She sighed. The figured they would have to augment her physical abilities and the chip they were implanting was to do that. It rather itched as they moved her nerves aside and placed the chip.
"Doing okay?"" Ben whispered worriedly. He was sitting by her head to keep her company.
"For the nineteenth time yes," she was getting rather short with his coddling, "I'm not in pain, I'm not feeling dizzy or lightheaded, I don't need to puke; I'm fine."
"Sorry."
She sighed again, "I'm sorry, I'm getting annoyed but I shouldn't take it out on you. You're only worried about me, I shouldn't bite at you." She popped her neck, "To be truthful, it itches and I'm getting stiff here."
He smiled a predator's smile, leaning down and beginning to whisper something in her ear. Her nervous system responded, sending the small electrical pulses throughout her body.
"For X'Hal's sake Ben!" Cooper growled as the pulsing nerves activated the chip, "We told you not to work her up!"
"Sorry Coop," he apologized unremorsefully, grinning like mad.
The blonde sighed and closed the incision expertly just as feeling came back to his patient.
Ben helped Julie sit up, whispering something more in her ear and she flushed, nodding.