Tapping

In the most recent activities of Joe the Stump, Joe has began tapping. In chapter 13 joe is being prepared for visitors. He quickly gets excited at the thought that it could be Kareen and his family but he soon becomes discouraged and hopes that Kareen will never have to see him the way he is. When the visitors finally come they observe the body and stick something on Joe's chest. Joe realizes that he is being payed a visit by generals who are decorating him with medals. He soon becomes infuriated by the thought and makes a strange sound in his thought. the vibration he hears soon makes him think of communication. The idea then comes to him that he can communicate through vibrations and use morse code. In his new idea Joe starts banging his head against the headboard to send out messages to the nurses' around him. The day nurse doesn't quite understand what he is trying to do so she changes him, cleans his bed, and baths him. Once he continues to tap she thinks that it is out of pure sexual frustration so she then begins to masturbate him. Joe is a little creeped out by it but then begins to like it a little more. Joe's initial reason for tapping was to be able to communicate with the people around him and send out messages but none of the nurses' understand what he is doing. In his desperate call for help Joe looses complete track of time and becomes a little more frustrated with the situation.