With each monotonous word she spoke, Kyle's mouth hung open a little more in disbelief. The condition itself wasn't so much the problem, it actually answered a lot of his questions. What bothered him more about this was how casual and forthcoming she was of her condition, both from its conception to the current day. The fact that she nodded in affirmation as she took a bite out of the orange that she couldn't even feel made it all the more embarrassing. How could he be so weak and not explain his own predicament, how just the thought of the arena gave him shivers when this girl before him could spin a tale like it was nothing. Again as previously stated, only a real sick asshole would make something like this up.
"So how about you? If you don't mind me asking."
Kyle's hand tensed, just the thought of even mentioning that night constricted him. It had been months since the accident, but the pain that accompanied it still haunted him and the aftermath was an even worse nightmare than the accident itself. He had no desire whatsoever to talk about this, had no intention to at all when first arriving and on the very first day he was being asked to tell the reason why he was here. He wanted to refuse, so desperately, but something caused him to speak up, a deep inner feeling that told him, if he didn't do this, he'd regret it. Kyle realized it had been a very long amount of time had passed, he relaxed his hand, exhaled shakily and reluctantly told his tale.
"I...used to be a professional fighter in a junior league on the fast track to making it to the big time. Growing up I learned how to fight, I became really good, so good that I was determined to make it to the top, to be the best there was, but that dream was snatched from me." He had no idea what he was doing, all he knew is that his mouth opened and words came out like a flood gate, slowly he reached over to his shoulder and gripped it gently, "6 months ago I was in a match with a difficult opponent, it was in the middle of a blizzard and the snow was coming down heavily. It was in the middle of the third round, I had my opponent in a lock, I was about to win, then the ceiling came down." At this point the grip on his shoulder became tighter, "The paramedics found me unconscious, but when the ceiling came down, I didn't black out at first. The very first thing I noticed after diving away was that I couldn't feel my arm, when I went to look at it, all I saw was..." the bloody shreds of his arm impaled by metal beams flooded his mind, he shook his head a bit, "I think that's when the pain started setting in...then the cold..." Small memories of the cold snow covering his body start to set in, becoming increasingly frustrated Kyle clenches his fist, he was done talking about this.
"As I said...my lost arm got me in here and now...I'm trying to figure things out..."
He cursed his own inability to express this one moment in history. A once great fighter now lowered to this, a shivering coward afraid of a little snow.