Bound In Beast Flesh -- Aperture
"does it terrify you then, that you have an incurable illness, which will... how would your kind put it--'degrade you into an abhorrent savage'? it is not as if our people think of these things, in the way yours do.
Alpha, England's Otter Assassin
Each day was more degrading than the last, and he had nearly had it when the ball was called off a third time.
Where Minds Lay: Where the Line Blurs
A big steamy pot bellows clouds in front of its featureless lens as little extending, jointed clamps patiently fix bowls of some kind of messy food for the degraded creatures. some of the messy beggars make cat calls and whistle my way when they see me.
Simulation realities: This was only the first day?
"riley said something about my sanity and the degradation of the ship's electric circuits meaning that everything is under a 50% load just with minimal load.
Snowbomb
Things are now, and one day you wake up thinking you have to go to work, buy some food, and get a new exhaust for your chevy without realizing that you have no job, no money, and no vehicle; everything was swallowed up by a rock from space...and the resulting degradation
WindSwept: Part 11
However the intense power degrades his mind, and as he loses control of himself he also loses control of the storm.
Don't cry wolf 3
Falstrol hopped around and pecked at the scattered bread with the other birds "do you know how degrading this is?" blitzar rolled his eyes "grow up, anyway what did you find."
???: Steel Deacons
**average lifespan:** they are designed to last a 1000 years before their ai degrades from age.
zokerus day-01 kicking heads at a soccer game
"because i do not wish to degrade myself further by participating in this trivial sport!"
Seven Days- Part V
It was isaac who served as witness to the debilitating myelin degradation that turned his brother into a regressed man-cub who lost all his bodily functions.
Finding Home 1
I feel degraded to lowly pup, but she is just a child, i bear myself through it. she lets out a giggle and takes the tray away when i'm finished with it. the pain in my side returns and i return to the bed.
Wants and Needs
No degrading, no talking down. i want none of that on my team, you understand?" kevin nodded. "i definitely understand that, sir. and i hope that i can do you proud on that front.