>> Well... as numerous folks just said... if they had any kind of awareness, then Shiv's past abusers should be having a case of the cold shivers about now, with no idea why. <<
LOL yes. :D
>> Still, for a set of medical scalpels that can cut through invulnerability... Dr Infanta is getting a pretty fair deal out of it. <<
They're both getting a great deal, because they're swapping rare and valuable abilities.
>> [invulnerability does not mean you don't get cancer for a start, and a invulnerable tumour would suck!] <<
More often, it's an infection like appendicitis, or an internal injury that needs direct repair like when a higher level of super-strength meets a lower level of Invulnerability and splinters a bone. Closely related, Toughness can lead to cases like what happened to Cuoio, with a bullet just managing to penetrate the skin and then sliding under it because there wasn't enough momentum to puncture muscle. So specialized equipment is very important -- especially in a place like the Maldives which is attracting a lot of soups and trying to upgrade its health system to match.
>> Hmm... I wonder how long it'll take Shiv's friends & family to notice the difference in him? Not long I'd imagine.<<
No longer than it takes for the initial damper to wear off and Shiv starts freaking out over his new and improved brain. See the third poem in the triptych when I get it posted.
Thoughts
LOL yes. :D
>> Still, for a set of medical scalpels that can cut through invulnerability... Dr Infanta is getting a pretty fair deal out of it. <<
They're both getting a great deal, because they're swapping rare and valuable abilities.
>> [invulnerability does not mean you don't get cancer for a start, and a invulnerable tumour would suck!] <<
More often, it's an infection like appendicitis, or an internal injury that needs direct repair like when a higher level of super-strength meets a lower level of Invulnerability and splinters a bone. Closely related, Toughness can lead to cases like what happened to Cuoio, with a bullet just managing to penetrate the skin and then sliding under it because there wasn't enough momentum to puncture muscle. So specialized equipment is very important -- especially in a place like the Maldives which is attracting a lot of soups and trying to upgrade its health system to match.
>> Hmm... I wonder how long it'll take Shiv's friends & family to notice the difference in him? Not long I'd imagine.<<
No longer than it takes for the initial damper to wear off and Shiv starts freaking out over his new and improved brain. See the third poem in the triptych when I get it posted.