Super-Adapter: Science Fiction

The Amazon wasn't what it used to be, he thought drearily, as he reached up and plucked a scorpion off his face. There had been a time when he'd actually felt something on his little expeditions. Naked and alone with only a breechclout and a knife. When he'd caught malaria and nearly died of fever, he'd wept when the fever broke and he felt health returning to his body. There had been a moment when a panther had attacked him and he'd felt an honest thrill of adrenaline because he wasn't sure that he would live, let alone beat it. That first time he'd only lived, barely surviving--he'd worn the scars across his face for an entire six months. They'd been six good months, six months when he could reach up and touch the lines across his face and feel a rerun of the adrenaline and the fear. The next time a panther attacked, he won without breaking a sweat.

Inspiration: "Wizard of Menlo Park" - Chumbawamba
Story Potential: Medium
Notes: Yeah, he's a super-adapter.