Whumpay 24 Day 4: Vivisection
TW: Detailed Autopsy
The scalpel cuts through the soft meat of Whumpee’s chest. First trailing from each shoulder to the middle of his collarbone, then slicing down through their pelvis. Little blood spills from the long dead corpse, and Caretaker is thankful for the small mess.
Caretaker recognizes the man. He had stopped and harassed her after a long night clubbing a week ago. Her only saving grace was the taser she always kept on hand and her ability to run in heels, otherwise the night would have ended in a much less tasteful way. She never reported the man, because at the moment she didn’t remember much of what he had looked like. And, despite working for them, she knew how lax the police could be with reports of unsavory men, especially when they technically never did anything.
Looking at Whumpee now, she could not muster any sympathy for him.
Before she continues, Caretaker catalogs what she found initially on his body. There were marks along his wrist and ankles, leftover from being chained. Along with uneven cuts across his arms and thighs, and, unnervingly, bites everywhere, but with no indication they were for any sexual reason. She had checked the man’s mouth, finding bruising along the inside, proof of something being shoved down Whumpee’s throat before his death.
A saw is then forced through their ribcage, neatly cracking each rib, which are to be placed in a metal tray, stored for later. It freaks her out that somehow two of the left ribs are already missing. Though, she supposes, it explains the two holes on Whumpee’s side.
Next, Caretaker begins to remove each of his organs. First the lungs, then the liver and kidneys, his heart, and finally his intestines and stomach. With each removal, Caretaker inspected the part for any signs of disturbance. None of them showed any obvious causes of death until the guts.
The intestines had scarring from poison, though she would have to send the organ to toxicology to find out what exactly. Caretaker took the stomach, cutting it open to see if she could see the extent of the damage and any more clues on what the chemical was. But, she stopped upon seeing a large clear pill stuck inside. Caretaker peeled the item out, blue gloves protecting her from the crimson gore sticking to the capsule. Upon further inspection, Caretaker realized there was a scrap of paper inside.
Popping it open, she unfurled the note, disturbed at the message.
‘Don’t worry my Ixchel, I will always protect you.’
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one of my favourite little things about the murderbot diaries is how present all secunit's friends are even if they're not actually physically present. it doesn't do the annoying thing where it jumps through hoops to bring back characters that aren't really relevant to the narrative but it also doesn't do the other annoying thing where it pretends they never existed either. like secunit talks about art and mensah all the time even when art or mensah aren't in the book. it's clear how bharadwaj has impacted its personal growth even when she's literally on another planet. it complains about gurathin and pin-lee when they're not there. it's still sad about miki and don abene and it mentions tapan and maro and rami even though it only knew them for a few days (because when you're new at being a person every interaction with other people is important even if it's short). iris reminds it of mensah. iris also reminds it of ratthi. its hair is fluffy bc it let amena play hairdresser off-screen and it messages her so she knows it's okay. it doesn't have to worry about protecting volescu anymore because volescu retired thank goodness. it's still using thiago's language module. etc etc etc
it's such good writing because it's such a little thing that gives the characterization and relationships greater depth and also reinforces the running theme of friendship in the series and then also subtly gives this sense of 'the people you love are a part of you/your story' and also reinforces secunit's role as a storyteller because it's constantly telling little stories about all its friends.
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The fact that 'straight' men salivate over Jensen Ackles even after seeing his flat ass prove that sexuality is not a choice
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i like how consistently princess peach is characterized as somewhat emotionally stilted and socially inept, she is sort of this emotionless dignified monarch. the first thing she does when mario approaches her is throw him into the floor, and her whole relationship with him is sort of awkward and detached (in an endearing way, she is just not the most social person)
even in the games she is emotionally restrained and no-nonsense. she can be pretty blunt when speaking to people
super princess peach even makes a point of her being the only one in enough control of her emotions to resist the influence of the vibe scepter. she can activate her emotions on command
people say "peach has no personality" a lot and it's because she literally does not express herself very often, its part of her character. she's stiff and refined, she's dignified, that's just who she is. she is quite the opposite of princess daisy who is spunky and loudmouthed, but it doesnt mean she has no personality
someone i know described peach as "friendly, but not someone you can be friends with" which i think encapsulates her perfectly
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