I open my eyes, and immediately I know.
I know I'm different.
For one thing, this is the first time I've ever opened my eyes, but I'm not small. I'm not a baby, and yet I am born into this world. I have a fully developed mind and body, and it confuses me.
For another, I feel heavy and stiff, and because I am not a baby, I know that is not how babies are supposed to feel. They're supposed to be chubby, soft, and warm. I am hard as a rock, thin, and cold, as if I were made of metal.
Because I am.
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General FictionTakyi is not a human. Takyi was created by Goshi, but he does not use Takyi for evil of any sort. Takyi is merely an experiment, and a kind of child, for Goshi. He lets Takyi be almost human: school, friends, sports, chores, everything. Takyi begins...
