2. begin

it begins with the autopsy-dissecation.

tools gathered: a tiny knife (hopefully sharp enough). pins. needle. thread. alcohol and a lighter (do you need both? better safe than sorry).

the skin does not yield immediately. this is nothing like the smooth cut in your mind's eye.

the same bird-like plankter, split vertically, odd organs showing. it is now colored, old-computer-beige on the outside, green and purple on the inside.

it smells slightly singed, as if it were beginning to burn.

it is laid bare.