The man kept smiling.
Damon did not.
"Name."
No answer.
"This usually works better when the other person answers."
The man tilted his head slightly.
The plate in Aria's hands vibrated.
TRANSFER: ACTIVE BEARER.
RECONSTITUTION: 89%.
Aurelia became serious.
"Don't let it reach one hundred."
Damon glanced over.
"I had figured that much out."
The man stood.
Slowly.
His legs trembled.
His body still looked unable to support its own weight, but with every second new lines appeared beneath the skin.
Muscles closed.
Tendons reorganized.
One of the missing fingers began to emerge as a pale mass of incomplete flesh.
Ester tightened the needles between her fingers.
"Reconstitution is finishing him here."
"Using the network?" Damon asked.
"No," Aurelia answered.
Everyone looked at her.
She was watching the man.
"Using Transfer."
Damon frowned.
"Explain."
"Reconstitution is in Sector Zero. Transfer is bringing every completed part here."
The plate pulsed.
