[The water's a non-negotiable, the drink a non-option. She seems satisfied when he takes it but flinches at the sounds.]
I guess I don't have to ask if that's closed over.
[And now, now she sounds disappointed. Another red mark on an ugly pattern he's making, in and out of curses, tending towards self-destruction in small ways and large ones. She leans in, only a little to give the cut a critical glance. This will be a much less pleasant evening for them both if it needs stitches.]
I had one. Accidentally. [Slipped among more important matters, because really she's not fond of the details. The City hates secrets, but she clings to hers.] Let me get something to clean that out...
hold my hand, ooh baby it's a long way down to the bottom of the river
I guess I don't have to ask if that's closed over.
[And now, now she sounds disappointed. Another red mark on an ugly pattern he's making, in and out of curses, tending towards self-destruction in small ways and large ones. She leans in, only a little to give the cut a critical glance. This will be a much less pleasant evening for them both if it needs stitches.]
I had one. Accidentally. [Slipped among more important matters, because really she's not fond of the details. The City hates secrets, but she clings to hers.] Let me get something to clean that out...