[Velocity nods again, acknowledging and accepting the simple truth of what he says. As she does, she frowns and drums her fingers onto her upraised leg in thought with a series of small metallic tinging noises in sequence]

Forgive me, but the best way for me to reason this out to both of us is medically, so I'm going to talk too much. I know I'm going to. I'm sorry. But I think... I think this could be thought of as a limb being made unable to experience sensation. And it stays that way.

Over time, you, your body and your processor become accustomed to it. The limb is just... there, now, an extension of yourself that can be safely forgotten. Maybe you even cause damage to yourself while unable to feel it. But that also means that any sensation you experience once it returns again is going to feel heightened. Of course it would. You're overclocking sensors that are basically being used for the first time all over again.

I suppose what I am trying to say is --and I know this will be frustrating to hear and I'm sorry-- but you need to give yourself time. Because we aren't talking my usual area of expertise at all, but psychological. I'm, um. Somewhat infamous for being bad at feelings. Or regulating them. Or-

Anyway.

It isn't really my place, and I'm probably the worst person to pick to talk to you about any of this Donnie, so tell me to shut up if you need to, but... but you ran from a feeling without doing anything about why it bothers you in the first place, so now that it's all come back, it-

[She gnawed at her lip between her dentae, and fought not to turn her head away, to hide]

...I don't blame you. I want relief from myself, too.