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[Mythopoeika]

Hadn't realised that the probes were barbed. If it was something similar and you went to hospital with it stuck in you, there'd be x rays and anaesthetic involved in removal. Who takes this out once you've been probed?

They might just yank them out.

 

[Stormkhan]

I think they see the pain and damage caused by such small barbs as less serious than a barbed fish hook. I dunno about nowadays but time was they'd put a stitch or two in you without anesthetic.

 

[Floyd]

Hadn't realised that the probes were barbed. If it was something similar and you went to hospital with it stuck in you, there'd be x rays and anaesthetic involved in removal. Who takes this out once you've been probed?

Especially if it's gone into the old crown jewels.

 

[maximus otter]

I think they see the pain and damage caused by such small barbs as less serious than a barbed fish hook.

From memory, the probes actually are small barbed fish hooks which have been straightened out.

maximus otter

 

[Stormkhan]

I was sure that they're not 're-purposed' fish hooks but made specifically for the task.
Thing is, they're straight rather than curved and so cause less damage to the flesh when taking them out. It's like extracting a straight arrow - it follows the already damaged tissue. Were it crooked or curved, there's more damage caused by trying to extract it along the entry wound.