The skull was opened, the cortex was exposed, and the old implants were removed. With that done, it was time to move on to the next step, and what is supposed to be the most stressful part of an MLP implantation surgery—Placing the microelectrodes.
Most of the process was handled by DAEDALUS. It laid a surface grid over the target cortical region then went about inserting the penetrating arrays. Though he was aware of the precision of his most prized possession, the underground doctor was on edge the entire time, constantly monitoring the moving arms while trying not to think about how he wouldn't be able to stop any mistakes they might make.
