[ Even with the help, Winston's arm moves sluggishly, with his savior having to do most of the work to get it into position. The sedatives have made it near to impossible for him to move under his own power, but the adrenaline of being rescued is helping him to work the drug through his system if nothing else.
It's the voice that he hears then, accented and familiar, that's another step in rousing him. Winston turns his head slowly and stares at the impassive mask. There's no mistaking what he'd heard, but whether it was actually real or just something in his drug-addled head he couldn't say.
He'd gone through plenty of experiments back on the Lunar Colony. He's well aware of the strange effects that chemicals can have even on something like him.
It's the way she scolds Jack that makes Winston even more certain that it is Ana after all, and the shock of that doesn't reverberate quite as much as it should due to his current state. When his head is clearer he'll be able to give it more thought, but for now he's mainly grateful that she's here and on his side.
As soon as the panel shorts out, the metal restraints that had been holding down the bulk of Winston's body slide away. Even then, it takes him a moment to actually move, but he eventually manages to roll himself off of the table.
Instead of actually being able to hold himself up, though, his body gives in on itself as soon as his feet hit the floor. Unfortunately, a regular human probably isn't going to be able to do much good in keeping him vertical as he begins to buckle... ]
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It's the voice that he hears then, accented and familiar, that's another step in rousing him. Winston turns his head slowly and stares at the impassive mask. There's no mistaking what he'd heard, but whether it was actually real or just something in his drug-addled head he couldn't say.
He'd gone through plenty of experiments back on the Lunar Colony. He's well aware of the strange effects that chemicals can have even on something like him.
It's the way she scolds Jack that makes Winston even more certain that it is Ana after all, and the shock of that doesn't reverberate quite as much as it should due to his current state. When his head is clearer he'll be able to give it more thought, but for now he's mainly grateful that she's here and on his side.
As soon as the panel shorts out, the metal restraints that had been holding down the bulk of Winston's body slide away. Even then, it takes him a moment to actually move, but he eventually manages to roll himself off of the table.
Instead of actually being able to hold himself up, though, his body gives in on itself as soon as his feet hit the floor. Unfortunately, a regular human probably isn't going to be able to do much good in keeping him vertical as he begins to buckle... ]