"What? So that's your plan to get rid of her?! By killing her?!" Jimmy yelled, his voice echoing in the vast, quiet cabin of the ship. The argument had been building for the last minute, reaching a fever pitch.
"I'm not trying to—! Okay, listen, here's the deal." Eric's voice was filled with a mix of frustration and exhaustion. "Her body's in a kind of deep stasis, basically off. We need to deliver a precise electrical shock that targets specific nerve centers, like the spinal cord and brainstem." He gestured to his cobbled-together device. "Think of it as jump-starting a vehicle."
"Then why did you say you'll give her the shock of her life she'll never recover from?" Jimmy retorted, feeling deeply uncomfortable about Eric's earlier words.
"I was being sarcastic, you piece of junk! Jesus!" Eric exploded, a frustrated groan escaping him as he put a hand over his face.
