[He pulls his head back a bit, more startled by the sight of the marking than Ashitaka stripping. You can thank the Commissioner for that one.]
[Very hesitantly, he reaches out -- before pulling his hand back abruptly. Right. Poking people is rude. Even if you are curious. Morbidly so. He shudders, faintly.]
[It would be like watching yourself slowly be reformatted, and being unable to do anything about it...]
ACTION;
[Very hesitantly, he reaches out -- before pulling his hand back abruptly. Right. Poking people is rude. Even if you are curious. Morbidly so. He shudders, faintly.]
[It would be like watching yourself slowly be reformatted, and being unable to do anything about it...]
... Can't it be stopped?