"Fix", Not "Heal"

Thirium. He was bleeding thirium. The blue liquid that replaced the warm life that flowed through a person's veins. Another reminder he wasn't like anyone. He wasn't human. He wasn't alive the way a human is.
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One word registered in Connor's mind. The same color his LED refused to return to: blue.
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"He cursed me."
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How do you convince someone they're alive?