Comments on 'I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal'I screamed, justifiably I thought, I was in a lot of pain. My right arm felt like it had been drenched in acid and then been dipped in boiling seawater.
"I'm afraid it'll be at least 2 days until that arm moves at your command, the pain should lessen over that time. Robot limbs still aren't perfect, but I'm glad you've woken up, there's something we need to talk about."
"The accident...the car." It all started coming back to me.
"No, now that you've got the arm I'm afraid it puts you at 50.678% robotic." He was right, some of my internal organs were also robotic. "You're no longer officially recognised as a human."
"Oh, what does that mean."
"No vote, less basic rights, you're going to become a second class citizen I'm afraid...unless."
"Unless what?"
"Well, we could say the arm was rejected, then you'd be 68.274% human."
"And my arm?"
"You, wouldn't have one. You have 1 day to make the decision, if I were you, I'd lose the arm."
He left me there, in torturous pain, to make my choice.2008-07-10T04:16:49Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/36688Comment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>oh wow.. that would suck either way! poor guy.. but good explinations and conversations.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=784502008-07-10T04:16:49Z.:band baby:.http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbabyComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Very cool little story. Shocking, but with realistic implications. Kind’ve reminiscent of “Bicentennial Man:” <br />“Wouldn’t it be safe to say that all the humans wading in the gene pool with artificial organs are part robot, at least in part?” <br />5-stars to be had for all!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=784012008-07-10T03:00:38ZJLaughterhttp://ficlets.com/authors/jlaughterComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>I also thought if he lost a robotic finger he’d be under 50%, though I bet the pain governs his brain right now more than anything. :) Fantastic dilemma!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=781042008-07-09T16:45:53ZMistress Elsha Hawkhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawkComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Loved this one—and it really set my blood boiling. Just imagining a future where <em>advancements</em> set us back socially (such a realistic possibility, be it robotic or the more likely scenario involving genetic engineering) gets my grey matter wheels of injustice turning at high speed. Great ficlet! Always a fan of your imagination.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=780722008-07-09T15:26:49ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenuniqueComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>And what about bio-enhancements for robots?</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=780452008-07-09T13:38:29ZThe Unnamablehttp://ficlets.com/authors/the_unnamableComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>That’d gave me the heebie jeebies. In a good way, though. XD I don’t know what I’d choose. On one hand (no pun intended) you can choose to be half cyborg… O_O On the other, you can choose to lose your arm and still live as human. I seriously don’t know what I’d do! Great thought provoker. : )</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=780402008-07-09T11:47:13ZNightMaidenhttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_7538Comment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Heck, I’d keep the robot arm. That way, if they call me for jury duty, I could say “Oh, can robots serve?” And we all know the answer to <em>that</em>.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=779362008-07-09T03:19:39ZLaine the Greyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/lainegreyComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Hahaha!</p>
<p> THX , I loved your comment.</p>
<p>What a dilemma, what a dilemma…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=778922008-07-09T02:39:01ZOrangeOreoshttp://ficlets.com/authors/orangeoreosComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Hey, I just thought of something… if they removed one of the fingers on the robotic arm, won’t it up the percentage in his favor? ;)</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=778472008-07-09T01:35:14ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>This was amazing. I love your oxymoron(ic?) title, I just had to read it when I saw that.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=778382008-07-09T01:10:48ZRainDancehttp://ficlets.com/authors/raindanceComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Wow, what a situation! That’s a great take on the cyborg possibility with social implications. What a choice. I’d keep the arm, so I could give society the finger with both hands.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=778302008-07-09T01:00:32ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Wow, what a situation! That’s a great take on the cyborg possibility with social implications. What a choice. I’d keep the arm, so I could give society the finger with both hands.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=778292008-07-09T01:00:26ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Great conflict in this. I shudder imagining such a future. But who knows?</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=777952008-07-08T23:15:07ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Way to drop us right in the middle of a pickle. Even with just the context of this story, it seems apparent that losing the arm is the <em>safest</em> way to proceed.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=777772008-07-08T22:32:57Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>whoa. this is really good. i have NOOO idea what i would choose… but i don’t think that the government would take away rights if you were more robotic… but i dont really know… :) i still wouldnt kno what to choose…. :D</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=777742008-07-08T22:26:21Zsunshine_loves_moonhttp://ficlets.com/authors/sunshine_loves_moonComment on I'd Give My Right Arm To Be Normal<p>Oh my god thats really scary I have no idea what I would choose!!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/36688?basename=777582008-07-08T21:12:43ZPantherStar10http://ficlets.com/authors/panthers