Full speed ahead [ he agrees, quietly, pulling back to take in the entirety of her wound. This close he can see the damage she sustained and it isn't pretty. His curiosity, that driving need to know tugs at him and he wants to ask what happened down there but he's not an idiot and he keeps his mouth shut.
There'll be time to find out the stories later, when they're not so fresh in her mind that he feels like he can see them in the fear in her eyes. Right now he needs to get her back into one piece.
The dermal regenerator begins its work, knitting together soft tissue, muscles, and finally her skin, repairing the damage until there's no outward sign of the things she's gone through, her skin refreshed and clean, repaired in a way that could deceive someone looking into thinking she's okay.
Jim knows better.
When he finally pulls back it's to look her up and down, checking for any other cuts or bruises, any more signs she might be headed toward shock ]
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There'll be time to find out the stories later, when they're not so fresh in her mind that he feels like he can see them in the fear in her eyes. Right now he needs to get her back into one piece.
The dermal regenerator begins its work, knitting together soft tissue, muscles, and finally her skin, repairing the damage until there's no outward sign of the things she's gone through, her skin refreshed and clean, repaired in a way that could deceive someone looking into thinking she's okay.
Jim knows better.
When he finally pulls back it's to look her up and down, checking for any other cuts or bruises, any more signs she might be headed toward shock ]
How's that?