Painless

“Cyborgs don’t feel pain. I do. Don’t do that again.”

–James Cameron, The Terminator

Write about a character that doesn’t feel pain. Because this is not a new idea, take some time to consider why they can’t feel pain; is it just physical or emotional too? How old are they and how have they learned to understand themselves? Write about their attempts to feel pain and what situations it has lead them to. Are they immortal as well? Can they still break their bones? Write a scene where they meet someone who is like them (maybe, they also can’t feel pain, or have another supernatural ability). How do they relate to one another? How do they help each other, or how do they hurt each other?

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