The man smirked, his eyes scanning Elias’s unblemished skin. "Sure. But who’s pulling the strings? You, or the firmware updates? I heard the company can 'pause' you if you miss a payment."
He watched as the synthetic flesh knitted itself back together in seconds, smooth and unscarred. He wasn't a man healing; he was a machine being maintained. Meat Puppet
He left the diner and walked until the city lights faded into the industrial outskirts. He found a piece of jagged scrap metal and held it against his forearm. He pressed down. The man smirked, his eyes scanning Elias’s unblemished