I guess I probably should've expected that kind of response.
[She's less tightly wound than she used to be, but that's still not really saying much. He doesn't even really realize how intensely she's studying him, as focused as his thoughts are on fixing her up, though he does glance up at her face a moment or two after she's averted her eyes.]
I'll need to sleep this off later, but...I did say I wouldn't hurt myself, so no need to worry on my account.
[Though because of that particular limitation, he isn't able to completely stitch up the laceration across her chest. It is noticeably smaller, though, by the time that warmth stops emanating from his hands, his whole body drooping slightly in exhaustion.]
Can't see through the bandages and it might be best to keep 'em on for now just in case, but lemme know how everything turned out once you change 'em, okay? If you give me a little bit to recover, I can try again to patch up the things I missed the first time.
[He gives her shoulder a quick squeeze before lowering his hands, giving her an expression that's about 90% smile and 10% exhausted grimace.]
How's the pain? Any better? I still have a little bit of juice left if I screwed up somewhere.
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[She's less tightly wound than she used to be, but that's still not really saying much. He doesn't even really realize how intensely she's studying him, as focused as his thoughts are on fixing her up, though he does glance up at her face a moment or two after she's averted her eyes.]
I'll need to sleep this off later, but...I did say I wouldn't hurt myself, so no need to worry on my account.
[Though because of that particular limitation, he isn't able to completely stitch up the laceration across her chest. It is noticeably smaller, though, by the time that warmth stops emanating from his hands, his whole body drooping slightly in exhaustion.]
Can't see through the bandages and it might be best to keep 'em on for now just in case, but lemme know how everything turned out once you change 'em, okay? If you give me a little bit to recover, I can try again to patch up the things I missed the first time.
[He gives her shoulder a quick squeeze before lowering his hands, giving her an expression that's about 90% smile and 10% exhausted grimace.]
How's the pain? Any better? I still have a little bit of juice left if I screwed up somewhere.