Lisle shivered at the touches.  Was survival this precious?  She thought of all the alternatives, even those that led to further dehumanizing.  Through it all, she could only come to one conclusion.<br/><br/>She could accept this much.  She could live with the mutilations, since it allowed her to live at all.  Closing her eyes again, she nodded.<br/><br/>"Alright."<br/><br/>And she waited for the cool, cloying scent of gas and the temporary peace of oblivion.