[It is, and few of them aren't intact as they look either. Shikamaru finds that out the hard way, even if he had figured it - it's what dragging them forward was for - when one falls apart on him. Wordlessly, he leaves it as neat as he can and moves on to the next.
Further from the altar, he does find one body that stands apart from the rest when he examines it closely, however. It's rotting as bad as the rest, and he can tell from here most of the bones in the hands and legs were shattered. But for all of that, there's few marks marring the skin other than the ones the cultists had to have made for the sacrifice. There aren't even teeth marks.
It makes him think of what Masaomi said about Jewel, moments ago. Only this isn't a woman. Crouching low beside it, from the back of Shikamaru's head a memory comes to mind...
Skin is dense and not penetrable by standard medical needles and requires laser tools for surgical use.
Carefully, Shikamaru works at removing the MSF uniform from around the left arm, even if the insignia noting rank is probably the better clue.]
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Further from the altar, he does find one body that stands apart from the rest when he examines it closely, however. It's rotting as bad as the rest, and he can tell from here most of the bones in the hands and legs were shattered. But for all of that, there's few marks marring the skin other than the ones the cultists had to have made for the sacrifice. There aren't even teeth marks.
It makes him think of what Masaomi said about Jewel, moments ago. Only this isn't a woman. Crouching low beside it, from the back of Shikamaru's head a memory comes to mind...
Skin is dense and not penetrable by standard medical needles and requires laser tools for surgical use.
Carefully, Shikamaru works at removing the MSF uniform from around the left arm, even if the insignia noting rank is probably the better clue.]
I think I found Davis.