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[ James didn't give a shit about it being ugly. He'd seen worse, a lot worse, even on himself. What he did care was that this didn't seem healed at all, and from the injury alone, he knew how it had happened, and why. ]

I don't get it. This is from the acid bowl, isn't it? Why didn't they heal it for you? They always do.

[ Frankly, it was most of the reason why James didn't even think twice about those 'punishments' anymore. The pain in the moment he could handle, so knowing that the injuries left behind would be healed afterwards was all the insurance he needed to simply go through with it without thinking too much about the momentary suffering. ]