An agonizing two hours later his eyes began to crack open, the anesthetic had worn off. He didn't seem to move much initially and was scared to even do so, not sure whether his procedure had even been successful or crippled him while he wasn't conscious. It was a sickening thought to have, but the moment his arms and legs twitched upon the command of his muscles, he was immensely relieved. The Doctors from before had mostly cleared out by now, only two nearby monitoring his vitals, passing in and out of the room within the darkened glass through an obscured hallway that was tucked away in a corner.
The Doctors seemed to share his relief when he pulled himself into an upright position, looking about the room, a little dazed by the enhanced clarity of his sight and then immediately disorientated by it, he swayed a little as his mind grew used to it. His reflexes oddly enough felt heightened and his whole body seemed to feel different in a way, like it wasn't really his own anymore.
He was slightly upset when he looked down and found his scars missing, his torso perfectly healed from all the trauma, he knew his significant other would also in-time complain about the disappearance of his scars once she noticed, and for that he'd already put together a lie to explain, not wanting to worry anyone with the details of his current treatments, which he knew must be classified in nature at least one way or another.
Aidan turned towards the glass, examining his reflection. Physically, he looked identical, just minus the obvious scars he had before, nothing about him had changed and even the clothing they'd left on him in the form of his drab uniform trousers remained unaffected.
"Can I have my shirt back?". Was his first choice of words, he had a vague feeling Scarlet would be on the other side of the glass and wondered if his colleague Gabrielle was as well. Either-way, he stood up and waited to see if anyone would enter the room upon him waking up and seeming normal post-operation.
While waiting, he considered exactly how much change this would bring to his bodily functions. He wondered how strong he was now, how sharp his reflexes had become and what else the procedure Scarlet described would let him do or even be. He felt a strange sensation beneath the skin of his arms for a moment, almost like a ripple, but visibly nothing happened and the feeling soon faded. Something he'd learn in time would be another one of his new tricks to use in combat.
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