[ In all fairness, Lance did warn him, and it's just a small needle, but What. The Fuck. Matthias goes rigidly still, fingers curling, slightly, watching with horrified fascination. It's some grotesque hold on him, he can't seem to look away. ]
[ After a few beats, when it's obvious the needle is not suddenly going to do anything else, like, oh, explode, or fly away, or some other un-needle-like phenomenon, just glowing. He peers at it. ]
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[ After a few beats, when it's obvious the needle is not suddenly going to do anything else, like, oh, explode, or fly away, or some other un-needle-like phenomenon, just glowing. He peers at it. ]