"Clean?"
Colin seemed to recall some things he'd learned. After death, the body's sphincter muscles and other muscles lost control, and people could become incontinent.
Although it was embarrassing, this was indeed a natural bodily response.
But this corpse didn't seem to have experienced any of that.
Still, Colin wasn't an expert, and he didn't know much about it.
He looked at the "expert," waiting for an answer.
"Looks like you know a thing or two, boss."
The Proctology Survivor's face took on a confident look as he spoke.
In a sense, he was a professional who dealt with shit and farts every day. He'd even lent a "helping hand" to patients suffering from severe constipation, working as a "Dung Boy."
As he thought about it, he suddenly felt a little sad. He reined in his thoughts, took a moment to find the right words, then said:
"Her death was similar to being decapitated. Generally speaking, someone as young as her wouldn't die instantly after a sudden death. Their bodily functions would lose control first. This includes the sphincter muscles relaxing and the bowels moving, which can cause any remaining digestive waste in the body to be expelled."
Is this what doctors are like? Colin couldn't help thinking. Even his choice of words is full of respect for the 'patient's' dignity—and a powerful will to survive.
Just then, he heard the other man continue:
"But that's not always the case. Deaths caused by massive blood loss or organ failure tend to be cleaner.
"She probably didn't have organ failure, but she was likely bleeding heavily. After all, she had quite a few scrapes, though none of them were particularly life-threatening.
"If there wasn't much digestive waste left in her body, it's possible she died cleanly.
"We'd need to dissect her