The Swamp

LaRee was unfazed throughout the procedure. The only time LaRee blinked was when the chip finally connected with his vertebrae. 

But that instantaneous feeling faded the next instant. LaRee couldn't even feel anything else thanks to the temporary numbing effect of the laser scanner. However, feeling quickly returned after the arm's last attachments used a new laser to seal the incision, before spraying the area with a healing solution that greedily seeped into LaRee's pores. 

The mechanical arm quickly returned to its hiding place inside the table. And the cushioned clamps did the same. 

When LaRee remained still, Ayse said, "You can get up now. It's all done and went without a hitch."

"Good. It was not painful…" LaRee replied. And then, LaRee caught on to something. "That was not in Jokuun."