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[Putting them on, as gently as he can while still having them close up these cuts]

...that okay?

[Slowly, she rolls her shoulder because she's bad at this--grunts at the pain, but watches to see that the clips hold]

Whew... Yeah. 'S good.

Couple on your side don't look so hot, either.

Want me to do those, too?

...Guess they'll make a mess otherwise.

Should I ditch the pants?

Yeah... that'll probly make it easier.

Here, lemme help.

[Going to reach to undo the button on her pants as well, just as gentle]

[Has she ever stopped him from undressing her?

...To be fair she does try to assist one-handed, though her hand is clumsy reaching for the ((did clothes back then have zippers. well, whatever))]

[When the pants are undone, he taps at the uninjured hip, soft]

...lift up a little?

[She pushes up a bit on one arm]

[Eases her pants down over her hips and then off entirely, sets them aside, then starts to tend the cuts]

[Squirms a little, but mostly stays still so he can work, leaned forward, arm balanced on one knee]

[The process is the same as before: cleaning, and disinfecting, and then applying the butterfly stitches. He's as gentle as before, keeping an eye on her reactions to try and tell if it gets too much]

[When he's finished, finally, he offers her a smile that's trying to be reassuring]

Almost done. Just lemme know where there's plastic I can steal and we're in business.

[She can't completely hide flinches or hisses as he tugs at the skin, but keeps more or less quiet as he finishes up]

...Kitchen, maybe. --I can send somebody.

Could send a bird, too, if you don't want me to go.

[Washes his hands so that they're clean to take hold of one of hers, giving a little squeeze]

[She squeezes back, surprisingly tight; tugs him closer]

...He wouldn't get lost?

[Goes, readily, and gets a gentle arm around her]

He's me, ain't he? He can figure out whatever I can figure out. Long's there ain't a locked door or whatever, he'll be fine.

[Tries not to huddle in but does, a little]

'Kay. Should be some plastic wrap in the kitchen, I think. Could get you a snack, too--you're prolly hungry after all that.

You, too, right? That game took forever.

[Calling up vaguely toward the ceiling:]

Hey, Ravioli? Can you get us some plastic wrap? And something to eat, too, and something to drink.

[The bird is about half-size when it appears, this time, perhaps to better maneuver through the dorm; it nuzzles Nem briefly, before it takes off to go do as asked]

It was sooo long.

[She leans in a little more, eyes still shut]

...There ain't nothing else you're ignoring, stuck taking care of me, is there? You ain't... You sure you're okay?

Yeah, I'm good. I'll be better after you're cleaned up and fed, but... least we're out of there, right?

[Running his hand along her side, very gentle - mindful to avoid any injuries]

[A shiver nonetheless, though she doesn't seem particularly put out by it, definitely less mindful of the contact than he is]

Yeah.

All the dead time... Getting to look after you was good.

Yeah... getting to hang out together in between wasn't bad.

Lounge was pretty nice, even.

Yeah. Might be cool to have a place like that, just to have. Hang out, play pool, drink fancy drinks in leather chairs...

Wouldn't be bad, yeah.

...man, HSS aesthetic'd make it real weird, though.

[That's about when the bird returns with a bag of supplies, though; he reaches out to take it]

Thanks, dude.

[And just like that, the bird is gone]

[Keeps leaning on him, sorry,]

What if it was in some kinda underwater spy base?

Dude, yeah. I bet we could totally get away with it that way.

[Digging into the bag to retrieve whatever kind of conbini sports drink might have been in the Avante fridge from the bag and handing it over to her. He gets the plastic wrap out, too, and the first aid tape]

Guess I know what my next upgrade is, huh?

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