"Don't worry, I won't let you die." He smiles faintly, visible in his eyes, and turns to get the hemostat, to clamp bleeders. As he turns, Taako might note that his shirt has two long holes cut in it, from shoulder blade to just above the hip.

"Subject is experiencing normal levels of trepidation. I will now widen the incision." As soon as he's done speaking, he proceeds, extending the cut. The scalpel is so sharp, it's like a hot knife through warm butter as he opens first the skin and fat, and then the abdominal wall.

"Interesting." Byakuran gently prods the elf's exposed guts. "Subject has longer intestines than human subjects. Perhaps descended from herbivorous species?" He decides to use the fact that Taako's awake. "Can you eat meat?"