[Gentle and serene, but Christopher has a sense of what he is hearing and he doesn't like it. Keeping it away now, don't let her see. Not until he knows, and decides.] Mm, I'll have to wrap this up a little. There will be a little pain from the pressure, but then we can have it healed.
[He pulls off his coat and jacket so that he can start getting at the ruffles of his shirt. Already stained red, they don't show the blood, and all that excess material is good for something. He ignores the biting of the cold; he'll warm up again in a moment. Survival is more important than comfort.]
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[Gentle and serene, but Christopher has a sense of what he is hearing and he doesn't like it. Keeping it away now, don't let her see. Not until he knows, and decides.] Mm, I'll have to wrap this up a little. There will be a little pain from the pressure, but then we can have it healed.
[He pulls off his coat and jacket so that he can start getting at the ruffles of his shirt. Already stained red, they don't show the blood, and all that excess material is good for something. He ignores the biting of the cold; he'll warm up again in a moment. Survival is more important than comfort.]