Yes to be evil. You 100% mean to be evil. Don't even try to lie.
Also for @amonthofwhump day 6: stress position
CW for female conditioned vampire whumpee, it as a pronoun, manhandling, stress position (duh, but I figured I'd say it anyway), sadistic whumper, pet whump, multiple whumpers
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The vampire never knew what to expect when it was dragged to this room. It seemed that every time, its trainer brought something new.
The only constant was that it would hurt.
The men dragged it in and hauled it to its feet. Its legs quivered under the strain of its own weight, receiving a nasty chuckle from the men in response.
“Tired already, pet?” came its trainer’s voice.
Its eyes snapped to the man. Stupid, stupid, stupid, it had been too focused on its escorts to even notice the trainer. It couldn’t afford such mistakes!
Hesitantly, it nodded. It had long since learned not to speak. Words are for humans, not vermin, after all.
The trainer smiled like a shark. “Good.”
It tried to ask with its eyes, hoping he would condescend to explain what he meant.
“Your existence is no longer your own. You’ve begun to accept that, finally.”
“Took it long enough,” one of its escorts muttered.
The trainer gave him a sharp look before continuing. “Now you must accept that this applies to everything else about you, as well. You no longer set the terms of your un-life. That is for your owner to do. You will do as your owner directs, even if such things seem impossible.”
It didn’t like the sound of that. Fear started prickling along its limbs and gnawing at its empty stomach.
“Hands,” the trainer commanded.
The men restraining the vampire extended its hands towards the trainer. He grabbed something hanging from the ceiling, then fastened what turned out to be manacles—thankfully steel rather than silver—around its wrists. He stepped back. The others followed suit, letting the vampire fall.
It didn’t make it all the way to the floor. The chains connected to its manacles stopped its collapse, resulting in a harsh yank to its already injured shoulders. The vampire couldn’t hold back a whine at the pain.
The men only laughed.
At a nod from the trainer, the chains began shortening. The vampire was dragged upwards by the wrists, and it scrambled to get its feet under itself to decrease the awful strain on its arms. The chains only ceased shortening when the vampire was balancing on its toes, heels hovering off the ground.
The trainer stepped forward again, looking the vampire over as it struggled to remain standing.
“This,” he said, soft and sweet as poisoned honey, “is where you belong. As entertainment for your betters.” He patted its cheek, the touch too hard to be comforting but not quite hard enough to be a slap.
It was just grateful he wasn’t wearing the silver gloves today.
He stepped back with another sharp-edged smile. “Your task for today is simple: remain silent. If you can manage that? I might consider rewarding you,” he said.
It nodded fervently. It could do that. It would do that.
One of the others held out a leather pouch to the trainer, who accepted it and poured the contents into his hand. They looked like…
Oh, no. Oh no.
If it hadn’t just been told to be silent, it would wail in despair.
The trainer held up a handful of what might have been jacks, if not for the sharpened points. The metal gleamed unmistakably.
“Silver caltrops. Let no one accuse me of being too soft on the pets I train,” he said with a smirk. “If I were, how would you learn?”
He stepped behind the vampire, and it stiffened as he disappeared from its view.
The next sound it heard was that of metal against stone. It stiffened; tears pricked in its eyes.
It could feel the hated heat of silver beneath its feet.
It struggled to grasp the chains connected to its manacles, to both ease the strain in its shoulders and avoid the caltrops by holding itself up. The men laughed at its display.
“Like I said,” came the trainer’s voice as the man circled back around to face the vampire. “Entertainment.”
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 3/6
Fandom: Prodigal Son (TV 2019)
Series @badthingshappenbingo
Summary:
“I have been dreaming of this moment, Mr. Bright. To be able to hold your life in my hand. I will not squeeze it out just yet. No, I will break you for what you did! I will enjoy every second, every scream. Then when you are totally broken I will BURN You”
JT betrays Malcolm to save Tally.
This is a multi BTHB fic!
Chapter 1: BTHB for Betrayal
Chapter 2: BTHB for Grabbed by the hair.
Chapter 3: BTHB for Standing Cuffs
Hey! You mentioned in a recent post that torturers often use hoods for blindfolding, and that can choke or suffocate the victim. Firstly, is there a specific time limit you'd recommend for keeping characters blindfolded in this way? Secondly, would doing this while the victim is in a stress position (say, standing cuffs) be an unrealistic scenario? Thank you!
I couldn’t find a specific time limit but I’m in the contexts I’ve seen people talk about hooding it seems as if it’s taking place over a couple of hours. It happens most commonly when prisoners are being transported short distances within a country and my impression is that it is unlikely to cause death over that sort of time frame.
I’ve found references to prisoners being kept in hoods for several days and surviving.
Part of the difficulty here is that the kinds of hoods which are in use currently don’t completely cut off air. They make it more difficult to breath, especially if the person is breathing fast. They can block the mouth (they’re often justified by saying they protect police officers from spit).
In theory if a prisoner is calm, inactive and breathing in a controlled manner most of these hoods shouldn’t cut off air.
But that theory doesn’t really hold up to the reality in a lot of cases. A torturer could do something as simple as walk faster with a hooded prisoner and take the long way round, and that could lead to difficulty breathing and near suffocation. Even in cases where police are not trying to hurt prisoners they can end up having trouble breathing and the hood itself makes it more difficult to detect this problem and more difficult for the prisoner to communicate it.
Hoods, like Tasers, occupy a morally grey area: if used as described they might be a useful tool in certain circumstances but they can very easily be used to cause someone a lot of pain in a way that leaves little or no evidence.
I think you could write a character who is hooded and kept in a stress position, but I think in that case the smart thing to do would be to reduce the time frame. This isn’t because I’m certain hooding would be lethal or hugely damaging within a certain time frame; it’s because I think it’s better to be cautious and to over estimate rather than under estimate potential injuries.
With standing cuffs particularly there’s no support for the character’s head. It’s pretty common for torture victims in this stress position to find they can’t hold their head up after a certain amount of time. It can loll forward, towards the chest. That posture in itself can restrict breathing a little. With a hood over the character’s head as well- I think more characters would die kept like this then would if they were ‘just’ kept in standing cuffs for the same amount of time.
The other issue I can see with stand cuffs is that it would be harder to tell if a hooded character had passed out. Which could lead to nerve damage in the arms from the cuffs and, if the character passed out from lack of oxygen, brain damage.
My best guess is to go with 24 hours rather then the usual maximum of 48. A day is plenty of time for a stress position to cause pain and damage to the character and- I would guess that it’s within the realm of possibility.
x’s are completed ones, circles are ones that have been requested.
Fail-Safe - Ray Palmer Edition: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Fanfiction
Bad Things Happen Bingo – Standing Cuffs
Character: Ray Palmer of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Word Count: 1,469
I normally won’t do summaries, but this one is from Ray’s point of view during 1x05 starting with their torture until the end of the episode and what could have happened in between. Almost all the dialogue is taken directly from that episode.
Ray Palmer and Mick Rory were hanging under the harsh lights. Ray could feel the metal digging into his skin and it took all of his strength to stay on his feet. He could do nothing but watch himself in the mirror and see the scene unfolding behind him. Ray tuned out the events and waited. It turned out to be a bad idea as he heard Mick say something and he got an electric current running through his body. It stopped for a second and he tried to breathe through it, but it appeared just as fast and he found he couldn’t hold back his scream.
“Isn’t he supposed to ask us some questions?” he asked Mick.
“They don’t care what we got to say.” Mick replied, looking straight ahead. “We’re just part of the show.”
Ray looked into the mirror, realization coloring his voice, “Stein,” he breathed out. In what he hoped was a reassuring voice, he called out, “Professor, we’re okay. Don’t tell these bastards anything!”
Before he even finished speaking, the electricity slammed into him again, robbing him of any coherent thought. A minute later, and he was given a minute to catch his breath, still feeling some electricity racing under his skin. Then the current came again, this time caused him to lose the ability to hold in his screams. Everything seems to stop and Ray’s ears lost hearing except for the rushing of his blood. He did notice though, their captor ready to take a hammer after Mick. Without actually knowing why, he attempted to get the colonel’s attention.
“Hey.”
It wasn’t as strong as he would have liked, but it did the trick. The colonel looked at him and Ray refused to back down.
“Can I get some water in here?” Pausing for a quick breath, Ray continued. “Something to drink? I’m a little thirsty. A sandwich would be nice – a little turkey and mayo.” He pretended to be confused. “They have mayo in Russia? No.” Barely giving anyone time to react, he scoffed pretending to be annoyed. “At least in America, you get a last meal. This Communism really sucks.”
“What are you doing, Boy Scout?” came Rory’s voice from his left, sounding almost concerned?
Their tormentor walked over to be in front of him now. Almost mocking, he asked Ray, “Yes, Boy Scout, what are you doing?”
Having no plan, Ray said the only thing he knew, “Nothing compared to what I did to your mother last night.”
The colonel replied back, clearly amused, “You have quite a mouth on you.”
Adding a little smirk into his words, Ray retorted, “So does she.”
No warning came, but the slam of the hammer into his back. He screamed and the blows just kept on coming. The same spot, sometimes it went a little off course and hit him somewhere else. It went on for a time. Ray lost all track of anything. All he could feel was skin tearing, bones creaking under the pressure created, and blood pooling somewhere on or around his body. Next thing he knew, black spots appeared, and his body mercifully passed out.
Ray woke up staring at the floor. His feet were dragging on the ground and he found that he didn’t have the strength to care. He felt hands on both sides of him as two of the guards practically carried him through the halls. His head bobbed in time to their movements more than conscious effort. Luckily unconsciousness took him once again. He woke up lying down, staring up at gray. He shifted trying to get comfortable, but his body let him know it was a horrible idea.
Mick must have heard him attempting to move because Ray heard him start to talk.
“Of all the dumb things I’ve seen in my life, you getting that guy to beat on you takes the cake.”
Ray moved his head slightly, trying to find Mick through one barely open eye. “You’re welcome.” He whispered, pain starting to creep in at the movement.
“You think you proved something back there?”
Ray mentally squared his shoulders. “Proved I wasn’t scared.”
“Proved you make a great pinata,” Mick said in the same monotone voice, “He could have been you to death.”
Was Mick trying to care? Ray’s eyes closed before he responded, “There are some things that are more important than survival, like standing up for what you believe in, your principles, your team.” Ray opened his eye again and stared at the door, “There must be something you’re willing to die for.”
Mick replied quickly, “The perfect score.”
“Well…” Ray took a breath, ignoring the aches and pains, “only difference between us is how we define ‘score’.”
Mick stayed quiet and Ray took that as meaning the conversation was done. He didn’t mind and his body took him back under. Next thing he knew, he was slung over someone.
‘Mick,’ his pain-addled brain supplied. He felt oddly giddy and decided to let Mick know. “Hey, Mick, this is a strange kind of hug.”
Mick ignored him. “Where are you going?” he called to someone Ray couldn’t see.
“I’ve got something to do,” came a familiar voice, but Ray was in too much pain to place it.
Mick stood still for a second, enough for Ray to get comfortable. The peace seemed to be gone too soon as Mick took off at a fast pace that sent Ray spiraling again. At odd intervals, Ray kept waking up but only bouncing and sirens entered his brain. Every time he woke up, something else sent him back. He could feel himself getting warm but couldn’t bring himself to care. Ray could feel hands on him, and they were moving him away from his comfortable position.
“Mick?” came out faintly.
A large and warm hand settled on his arm. “You’re in the infirmary, Haircut.”
Oh. OH! “That bad, huh?” Ray joked, trying to crack a smile but ending up cracking his lip open even more.
“Yeah,” came the gravelly voice, “That bad.”
With the help of Mick and the other hands, Ray got settled in the chair. He barely felt the metal circle his wrist nor the wires and tubes needed to heal him. All Ray knew was that he was safe. Warmth spread through his body and Ray drifted off.
Right before that, he heard, “Don’t ever do that again.”
Ray woke up sometime later in his own room. He still felt sore, but mobile. He heard someone knock on his door and he made his way over. The doors opened to reveal Sara.
“Hey.”
“Hey,” Sara replied, “We’re having a little party. Wanna join?”
Ray agreed and followed Sara to the room off from the main deck. Everyone was already there and alcohol was already being served. Ray took a seat, just content to be alive and not really paying attention. Mick came up to him with a full shot glass.
Ray took it, “Thank you,” Ray said, trying to convey just about everything that he was thankful for. “And just so you know, I know you’re more than just a thief.”
Mick continued to just look at him. “You took a beating for me. We’re even. End of story.”
Ray wasn’t going to let him off the hook that easy, so he tried again, “Well, thank you.”
“More drinking, less feeling.” With that, Mick walked away. Ray couldn’t tell if Mick got his message or not, but he hoped he had.
After everyone had gotten another full glass, Professor Stein stood to make a toast, “A toast to the first time we haven’t completely ruined the time line.”
Ray almost laughed when Rip asked Gideon if that was true, but he knew everyone was thinking the same thing. After Gideon had assured the Legends that time was normal, Ray listened to everyone make a toast, just barely able to raise his glass. After everyone had drank, the party started to disperse. Ray used the table to get up and was thankful when Kendra grabbed his arm to help him stand the rest of the way. He held onto Kendra a little longer, both worried about falling and happy she was this close. Once he was down the stairs, they looked at each other for a second. Ray awkwardly cleared his throat and Kendra smiled, let go of his arm, and started heading toward her room. Ray started making his way toward his. Halfway there, Ray started getting tired and leaned against the wall in support.
‘I’ll rest a bit, then continue.’ He thought.
A few minutes later, Ray was on his way again. Upon reaching his room, he barely made it to his bed before collapsing. He wasn’t back to 100%, but he knew he would be there eventually.
So I've got a character who stole $21 million from another guy &this guy has finally captured him and wants to make him pay, but not in $, since their relationship is very personal. First choice was 21 liters of blood but it's not realistic. I don't want to him to have any permanent damage (scars are great tho), which rules out removing 21 extremities or 21 teeth. Any suggestions as to something physical he could do to him incorporating that number?The number could go bigger but not much smaller
This one definitelytaxed my imagination! It’s such a precise number and I don’t think I’m reallyused to thinking of torture in those terms.
We actually talkedabout this a lot in the Script Familychat. Most of the suggestions that we thought of either seemed too small forthe context or would have been lethal.
So after all that Ihave two suggestions. Both of these are things the character could recoverfrom.
The first is simplerand scarring. Twenty one brands, they’d have to be relatively small and asalways avoid the joints, eyes, nose, genitals and anus.
Something like the badguy’s initials might work.
Depending on the setting putting one of thesebrands on the forehead might be something to consider. In a modern settingsomething that obvious and impossible to hide would be rare. On the other handmodern slavery rings often use tattooing in basically the same context, markingthe face, neck or hands and I think that connotation of ownership with all theunfortunate implications could feed into the scenario.
With a brand markingthe neck or hands would be dangerous, so I suggest the forehead if you want togo that route.
Most of the brandswould probably go over the torso, with some on the arms and/or thighs.
Something like thiscould potentially take quite a while because a strike brand (a piece of heatedmetal) would cool as the attack went on. The torturer would have to pauseperiodically to reheat it. As a result this would probably last several hoursand the character would have to deal with some pretty horrendous pain for daysafterwards.
This would definitelyscar.
My other suggestion isnot scarring and is a little more unusual.
Around the 1920s-40sJapan favoured an extremely damaging variant of a standing stress position.
So….I’ve talked aboutstanding cuffs a fair bit, this is sort of similar. Rather than being kept in astanding position by hand cuffs in this case the victims were held up bystrings around their fingers and thumbs. The victim’s feet just touch the floor and they’re kept standing with their handsabove their head.
What this variant does (in addition to beinga stress position) is slowly dislocate the fingers and thumbs.
I’ve checked withScript Medic and the character would have to wear splints for several weeks butwould eventually recover full mobility in their hands.
I suggest 21 hours inthis position.
In that time he’d getdeep muscular pain in his legs and arms, fluid would probably have started topool in his feet swelling them painfully. He’d be dehydrated, hungry, exhaustedand probably standing in his own shit and piss.
In addition to that he’dbe having to ‘chose’ constantly between keeping the strain on his legs (increasingthe pain there) or letting some of his weight rest on his fingers (slowlydislocating them).
It’s horrible. It’smessy. He could recover with no lasting physical effects.
And I think it couldmake for a really powerful scene.
Sorry for the delay, Ihope this was worth the wait. :)
So my character as his arms tied above his head by broken wrists and he's forced to stand on point for 2 straight days. Sometime within those two days he has a hallucination and kicks he feet out and his forced to support his entire weight of his wrists for a good two minutes while he regains his footing. What would happen to his body if that happened?
I had to check this onewith ScriptMedic.
You’re probably not looking at a double below elbowamputation. But you are looking at permanent nerve damage and reduced mobilityand fine motor control in his hands in the future.
And a lot of pain.
He also might havetrouble breathing while his weight was on his wrists.
Just considering thestress position your timing is pretty much spot on. If he was going tohallucinate (and this is a possible response but an uncommon one) it wouldprobably be late on.
After two days he’d becompletely physically exhausted.
However sleepdeprivation probably means some of his weight will have gone on his wrists forshort period prior to this point. Severely sleep deprived people start fallinginto ‘micro-sleep’ short periods of unconsciousness. The pain would jolt himawake every time (and even without it he’d be jolted out of sleep in thisposition which is why it’s popular).
I’d suggest that youhave him cut down and let him recover somewhat after two days. Beyond thispoint he risks death from kidney failure and while I’m not sure how his brokenwrists would affect that I don’t think they’d improve his chances of survival.
If he’s allowed to restat that point his feet will be very swollen. He may (or may not) have hugeulcers over them caused by the swollen skin splitting. He’ll be dehydrated, exhaustedand if the people who did this didn’t consider his bodily functions then he’llbe standing in his own filth. If he has ulcers then he’s likely to get aninfection.
He wouldn’t be able tomove much and might not be capable of walking more than a few steps if he canwalk at all.
This is an unusualscenario but I think it’s workable. I do think two days is the maximum he should be standing in thatcondition though.
Hey! I have a character who's part of an organization that catches them looking at some files that they shouldn't be (that would lead to the organization being found out on some shady stuff). What kinds of torture might they use to shut them up? The character is considered someone replaceable, and is missing an arm.
Hmmm well if they’re not outright killing the character then theorganisation might use threats beforetorture.
It depends what you need from the story here. Is thischaracter a MC or someone who passes on important information to a maincharacter? Is it important to the story that someone spots signs of torture?
If the character is seen as replaceable then the most likelyoutcome seems to be either death or threats, not jumping straight to torture. Because torture can galvaniseresistance. Torture can drive someone toblow the whistle.
Granted torturers don’t seem to know that. But if the mainpoint is that this character is scaredthen threats accomplish that just as well.
Even if you feel torturing them is necessary for the storyI’d suggest starting by having them threatened. Simply having members of theorganisation tell them that they’ll be tortured if they reveal anything (andperhaps show them proof that the organisation has tortured others) would work.If you then want to move on to the character being tortured, the most realistic way to do it is by having thetorturers think their victim wasn’tsufficiently scared by the threats.
I’m going to give you an example of the American ‘NationalStyle’ of torture in case you want to use it. But I think you should reallycarefully consider whether you needtorture at this point in your story. It sounds to me as though the threat of torture could be moreeffective for your story.
I picked the American National Style (and this is moreparticularly Chicago circa 70s) not because I’m assuming your story is setthere but because it’s as much a style that crops up in police settings as militaryones. And I think that fits with the idea of security personnel. I am assuming this is set in a relativelymodern time period though.
Clean beating is a big one, repeated hits with an open palm,especially to the belly are a favourite in this particular national style butfeel free to vary that to fit with your setting. Objects are also sometimesused, they should be relatively soft and without sharp edges. Hose pipes andphone books have both been used.
Dry choking (rather than waterboarding) seems to be morecommon in police-based cases of torture (rather than military). Plastic bagswere most commonly used but tightening a necktie has also been known. It’s veryeasy to accidentally kill someone this way and the air hunger very quickly (andinstinctively) makes people panic.
The mainstay of US torture though seems to be electricity. Tasers,stun guns and the like. These are painful, widely available and rarely leavemarks. Aside from the pain of the electric shock itself they can cause musclespasms. With repeated shocks victims often pass out and this can be lifethreatening if they’re standing at the time because the fall (and subsequenthead injuries) can kill.
Most modern torture uses some form of stress position. The USseems to favour standing cuffs, cuffing their hands in front of them and tying them above their head so the character is forced to stand on their toes. In this case I’d suggest not using it. It would be harder to get a one-handed character intothat position and it would involve keeping the character locked up for morethan a day.
In your scenario, no matter how replaceable the character isto the organisation, the longer the character is held the higher the chances that someone discovers the organisation torturing. Andin your setting, where secrecy is important, that’s something they’d want toavoid.
That’s also why I’ve suggested a modern, ‘clean’ tortureregime. Properly done the techniques I’ve suggested don’t leave marks. Thatmakes it much harder for the victimto accuse the organisation of torture in a ‘believable’ way. It makes it harderfor any law enforcement agency to prosecute the organisation for torture even if they take the victim seriously (there’s no obvious physical evidence).
It makes it harder for the victim to persuade other peoplethey were tortured, and thatundermines the credibility of the victim which makes anything they have to sayabout the shady dealings of the organisation seem less believable.
Hi! Thank you so much for running this blog! I was wondering what sorts of Japanese torture techniques there are that wouldn't cause permanent damage, since the story I'm writing is based in a world very much like Japan. Thank you so much, again and, if you need more information, I can definitely clarify or provide more. Thanks!
How muchI can help really depends on whenyou’re thinking. Because my knowledge of Japanese history is very narrow. Iknow about World War 2 and the present day and….really nothing else? Torturerelated or otherwise. I understand there were swords and that’s literally aboutit.
I amgetting a fair few questions about Japan and Japanese history though, so it’sgoing on the list of things I should read up on. (I do wonder why Japan is sopopular though. I haven’t had a single question on India or China and yetprobably half a dozen or more on Japan-)
I’m goingto start with what I know here and if your story is in an earlier timeperiod….then I’m truly sorry but I can’t help.
Generallyspeaking Japanese torture during WorldWar 2 was scarring and Japanese torture afterWorld War became ‘clean’, ie non-scarring. Most modern Japanese torture takesplace in the context of policing. Most of the accounts I’ve seen of Japanesetorture during World War 2 were inthe context of war, occupation and forced labour camps.
If youwant something that isn’t going to cause permanent physical damage then we’regoing to have to avoid everything from World War 2. Because much of it wasmaiming and/or lethal.
Keep inmind that torture is going to causeemotional and psychological problems for your character, whether it leavesscars and maims or not. I have a Masterposton the most common long term psychological effects here, I’d suggestpicking things that you think suit the character and situation and showing themconsistently.
ModernJapanese torture is mostly clean beating, often with objects or furniture.Japanese suspects are shoved into walls, have their heads bashed against tables,are punched in the stomach, slapped in the face and have their hair pulled.
Use ofwalls and tables is unusual. A particularly ‘Japanese’ practice is pressing rulerson the back of the hands (not hitting, pressing as if to crush).
Japanesetorture during and just before World War 2 was…….more damaging and varieddepending on whether it was within or outside Japan.
Somethingthat comes up again and again is ‘ankle spreading’, the victim kneels and theirankles are stamped on or a flat timber in placed on them and pressed down. Thisdislocates the ankle joints and I suspect it could cause permanent injury.
It doesn’tfit your purposes but I mention it because it’s a distinctive part of theJapanese ‘style’ at that time. If your character is tortured it might nothappen to them, but they’ll probably be aware of it happening to others.
WithinJapan burning with hot irons was common, as was use of hot tongs. ‘Poking’ withsharp splinters, in areas like the thighs, leaving holes that look like theywere made by nails.
Breakingfingers was also common, sometimes it was combined with a stress position. Thevictims were tied up by their fingers with their toes just touching the ground.This is a variant on standing cuffs that……tends to dislocate the fingers. (I have a lot of posts on standing cuffs and the effects elsewhere on the blog.) Theyalso used the strappado, suspending a victim by their arms when the arms aretied behind the back, dislocating the shoulders.
Burningwith cigarettes was also common.
Outsideof Japan electrical torture and pumping were used. Pumping involves forcing thevictim to swallow a fluid in large enough quantity that it makes their internalorgans swell painfully. They swallow fluid until it leaks out of every orifice.It’s messy and painful and leaves no permanent marks.
Dependingon medical treatment available a character might recover from broken ordislocated fingers and dislocated shoulders.
Burnsfrom hot irons depend on the placement of the burns. If joints and areas likethe eyes, mouth, genital and anus should be avoided. If they are the characterwill be scarred but could easily recover.
Pumpingleaves no marks and the character should make a full physical recovery, so longas the fluid is relatively sanitary. People have been pumped with dangeroussubstances, if clean water is used they should recover though.
Japaneseelectrical torture left marks. Burns are possible, as are broken bones. Theseare caused by the muscles contracting so powerfully the bones snap. Neither areguaranteed, but they are possible outcomes. The burns tended to be reasonably small.
So longas the character’s bones aren’t broken he has a reasonably good chance of fullphysical recovery from electrical torture.
I hopethat’s given you a range of techniques to consider. Most of the time torturersuse several techniques on each victim. I suggest picking the ones that you feelwork best in your setting, but remember that in the modern day scarring torture is rare.
