（ it's not personal stalking, clara, it's more that he makes a point of (trying) to know where everyone's room are because he is stubborn, paranoid and habitually addicted to work.
the state of her is telling — the messy hair, the dark smudges like bruises beneath her eyes. the fact that she does not appear to care that he sees her in such a state when she has been so immaculately kempt before tells a story — not a pleasant one. perhaps someone she cares for has departed the station, or some other turmoil is at play. he is good at identifying when people are out of sorts, but has little experience in divining why that might be — especially with civilians.
he sits beside her a polite distance away, elegant and guarded as he ever is. ）
Try not to move. It does not hurt, but it feels — unusual.
（ never one to waste time (especially while there is tea steeping nearby) he reaches out for her arm. medics can, generally, heal through clothing if there is a need, but skin-to-skin contact is better when one is starting out, and so he unwinds the bandages with remarkable deftness without jostling her.
once he's finished, he puts one palm distal the break to support it, and begins to gently feel along the edges of the bone with the other. it's been set, and does not appear to have slipped from this alignment since that initial treatment. his hands are warm — in fact, he seems to run the faintest bit hotter than a normal human.
as he continues to probe at the wound, eyes closed to better visualize the damage in his head, he explains: ）
In my world, children who learn this skill study at first on fish because their anatomy and nervous system is much easier to learn than a human's. There is some risk （ which was detailed in that document he gave her, but she did not say she read it — he would rather be redundant than have her uninformed. ） involved when one does not understand the anatomy on which they work, but I have studied the subject at length and to the best of my knowledge and ability the possibility of error is minute.
（ and he would not have suggested this at all if he thought there was a chance he may hurt her.
but yeah, he is absolutely a nerd who read anatomy textbooks as a child to learn how to more efficiently disable his opponents with minimal damage and pain, thanks. ）
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the state of her is telling — the messy hair, the dark smudges like bruises beneath her eyes. the fact that she does not appear to care that he sees her in such a state when she has been so immaculately kempt before tells a story — not a pleasant one. perhaps someone she cares for has departed the station, or some other turmoil is at play. he is good at identifying when people are out of sorts, but has little experience in divining why that might be — especially with civilians.
he sits beside her a polite distance away, elegant and guarded as he ever is. ）
Try not to move. It does not hurt, but it feels — unusual.
（ never one to waste time (especially while there is tea steeping nearby) he reaches out for her arm. medics can, generally, heal through clothing if there is a need, but skin-to-skin contact is better when one is starting out, and so he unwinds the bandages with remarkable deftness without jostling her.
once he's finished, he puts one palm distal the break to support it, and begins to gently feel along the edges of the bone with the other. it's been set, and does not appear to have slipped from this alignment since that initial treatment. his hands are warm — in fact, he seems to run the faintest bit hotter than a normal human.
as he continues to probe at the wound, eyes closed to better visualize the damage in his head, he explains: ）
In my world, children who learn this skill study at first on fish because their anatomy and nervous system is much easier to learn than a human's. There is some risk （ which was detailed in that document he gave her, but she did not say she read it — he would rather be redundant than have her uninformed. ） involved when one does not understand the anatomy on which they work, but I have studied the subject at length and to the best of my knowledge and ability the possibility of error is minute.
（ and he would not have suggested this at all if he thought there was a chance he may hurt her.
but yeah, he is absolutely a nerd who read anatomy textbooks as a child to learn how to more efficiently disable his opponents with minimal damage and pain, thanks. ）
If that does not discomfit you, I will proceed.