>>Well, I've read the whole thing. I'd say more but I have a bad case of
>>the jibblies. I'm gonna go scrub my brain with steel wool and play
>>some Mass Effect.
>
>It took me a while to remember where I knew the word "jibblies" from,
>but now that I have, I have to admit I'm a little taken aback. I
>could have predicted a good many different responses to the piece
>(including the most popular choice among forum subscribers so far, an
>eerie silence), but I wouldn't have posted odds on "giving somebody
>the jibblies." All I can picture now is Forest Whitaker's character
>from Good Morning, Vietnam. "I don't know what that means,
>sir, but it sounds very negative to me."

I would have used "squicked" but that implies more of a disgust. This was less "ick" and more "ow". That is, "ick" was still part of it, but the "ow" was a much bigger part. And there was definitely sufficient shuddering to qualify for jibblies.

I know you probably weren't aiming for this reaction specifically (you did not go into any gory detail about the procedure, for which I am grateful, and kept the focus on the characters' reactions), and I'm the first to admit that I have a very low tolerance for images of pain and torture. Still, not much you can do about visecral reactions.

So, yeah. The bits in the middle gave me the jibblies and that sor tof overshadowed any other reaction I could have.

Oh, nice to see Wheatly though. I actually liked him more than GladOS. He has actual inflection to his voice!