[he stops mid-scrub, eyes getting big as he sees Emery's watering up. there's an inherent sense of oh no at that notion - that he's run afoul of something he missed, since tears are almost always, always bad (right?).]
You didn't do anything wrong. I'm the one who got jumped, but not because you did something to make that happen...
[beat.]
This isn't...even the worst I've ever had.
[it's KIND OF true, given he's been actively dead before.
...also he has no concept of how heinous his injury looks; that might change his tune slightly.]
no subject
[he stops mid-scrub, eyes getting big as he sees Emery's watering up. there's an inherent sense of oh no at that notion - that he's run afoul of something he missed, since tears are almost always, always bad (right?).]
You didn't do anything wrong. I'm the one who got jumped, but not because you did something to make that happen...
[beat.]
This isn't...even the worst I've ever had.
[it's KIND OF true, given he's been actively dead before.
...also he has no concept of how heinous his injury looks; that might change his tune slightly.]