[IDW] Anamnesis - 02

Anamnesis
Chapter Two

Hook’s estimate is unsurprisingly accurate.

Megs spends most of a week in a recuperative stasis, waking long enough to down energon and coolant and other fluids, and engage in brief conversation. He’s more functional the second day, and Hot Rod sits down with him for an hour, patiently working through the exercises he’s learned over the past few decades of helping Empurata mechs.

Megs only needs a few fumbling tries before he’s manipulating his claws like a champion, able to fuel himself and top off his fluids. Using a stylus is a bit more complicated, but enough time and practice should take care of that.

Hot Rod reassures him. “You’re not the first,” he explains as Megs huffs with irritation when the stylus once again clatters to the floor. He bends down, picks it up, and hands it back. “It’s like learning any other skill. You’ll get it.”
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