Cole did not think it was necessary to that they had to go through all this hoops to get him ready for the procedure. They should just stick a the arm on the nub and be done with it. But of course neither Castor nor Peronico were particularly willing to let Cole carry out a two hour high precision prosthetic surgery in his combat clothes, or awake
"Why do you even have to put me to sleep? Let's even consider the fact that I don't think you would be able to do so given how my body is. I just don't understand why we have to go through all this hoops?" Peronico's reply was to jump on Cole's chest and place a breathing mask on his face.
Cole chuckled and mumbled a couple of words, but in no time at all he was out like a light, even going so far as snoring. Peronico sniffed and moved to Cole's arm, then he turned to Castor.