Neo responded to her snicker with a slightly larger grin. It was good that she was laughing. Adjusting to the world after having been so long in the Matrix was easier if it was approached with a sense of humor, and he didn't mind repeating his own less than graceful attempts to deal with it if it could help Jackie through hers.
Because he was waiting for it, Neo was prepared when he saw her touch the back of her head. To the worry in her eyes, he nodded. "I have one too. Everyone does who was pulled out of the Matrix. Here. Look."
Pushing back one of his baggy sleeves, Neo held up his arm for her to see the ports, spread at wide intervals, that ran up the length of it. "You'll find them all over your body," he told her, tapping a finger to his chest above his heart. "On your chest, along your spine, on your arms and legs. We remove the ones we can, but we can't take them all out. Not the ones that are in too deep. It's where you were plugged in. It's how the machines kept you alive."
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Date: 2010-03-31 12:57 am (UTC)Because he was waiting for it, Neo was prepared when he saw her touch the back of her head. To the worry in her eyes, he nodded. "I have one too. Everyone does who was pulled out of the Matrix. Here. Look."
Pushing back one of his baggy sleeves, Neo held up his arm for her to see the ports, spread at wide intervals, that ran up the length of it. "You'll find them all over your body," he told her, tapping a finger to his chest above his heart. "On your chest, along your spine, on your arms and legs. We remove the ones we can, but we can't take them all out. Not the ones that are in too deep. It's where you were plugged in. It's how the machines kept you alive."