[He shifts closer to Ianchus with the prod still in hand, heavy in one hand while he places himself directly in front of Ianchus' bound position. The more he speaks, the more serene and calm his voice grows, the preparation easing his tone.]
In my time, we mostly use it for power -- for lights and transport and communications. But it's also used to execute prisoners in other parts of the world. The condemned is strapped to a wooden chair and wires placed on his temples. Then they surge an electrical charge through their bodies, destroying them from the inside in only a few brief seconds.
[Ianchus' chest is bare, which works well for their purposes. Lightly, he presses the metal tabs to his chest, just under the dip of his collarbone, and he lets them rest there for a moment or so.]
I've never seen it myself, you understand. But I've heard it is rather brutal to witness.
CW: torture discussion
[He shifts closer to Ianchus with the prod still in hand, heavy in one hand while he places himself directly in front of Ianchus' bound position. The more he speaks, the more serene and calm his voice grows, the preparation easing his tone.]
In my time, we mostly use it for power -- for lights and transport and communications. But it's also used to execute prisoners in other parts of the world. The condemned is strapped to a wooden chair and wires placed on his temples. Then they surge an electrical charge through their bodies, destroying them from the inside in only a few brief seconds.
[Ianchus' chest is bare, which works well for their purposes. Lightly, he presses the metal tabs to his chest, just under the dip of his collarbone, and he lets them rest there for a moment or so.]
I've never seen it myself, you understand. But I've heard it is rather brutal to witness.
[And with that, he presses the button.]