He remembered it being about a week after his excursion from the lab when Doctor Adam told him he would need another surgery. He said he was needing a blood donor but would have it resolved shortly. He explained the reason why Combo’s body was dealing poorly with the stress was because the truss rods were not absorbing as much of the strain as expected.
“We just hadn’t anticipated how strong the arm would be and the stress that it would put on your body,” Adam tried to explain as he and Combo sat in the reception area.
Patch made herself scarce at Adam’s request, busying herself in the kitchenette he had installed.
“I figured the truss rods would handle the load, but I never planned on you going through a steel door.”
“Doc, I swear on my mother, I’ll never do anything like that again,”
