After I started having strange, sudden pains, I went to the ER and they took an x-ray. After demanding to know if I had ingested or ‘inserted’ anything, the doctor handed me the tablet.
A human hand was growing out of my torso, skeletal fingers distinct against my ribs.
“We’d like you to stay for observation,” he said. I agreed, silently fretting that this was too weird for insurance to cover.
Every day, the skeleton grew a little more, sprouting an arm, then a shoulder. Nothing the doctors tried worked, but eventually I left the hospital a whole new person.

“chest x-ray half” by Aidan Jones is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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