[ "breathe", and he takes one deep breath in and then holds it forever, which was probably not the intention. he balls his hands into fists and presses them against his knees. ]
Mm.
[ a small affirmative noise, because this is just like when the dentist asks him a question... he's not sure if he's supposed to actually talk during this or if opening his mouth is going to pull at the wound and mess things up. ]
Breathe normally, just deeply, do you understand. In, two-three, out, two-three. Like that.
[ it's small instruction, crisp, like a teacher ought to be. he moves as quickly as he can with his eyes trained on the wound, making certain the edges meet even if it's not as large or deep. this will only really help and that's enough. it isn't long before he's through. ]
Very good... nearly through... annnnnd [ snip and tie. ] you're done. Just avoid any more projectile plates, hm?
[ he follows the timing as he's directed, though he's definitely not breathing as deeply as he should be because this anxious feeling is so tight around his chest. when it's finally over, he exhales in relief, and the little gold light specks floating around at the edges of his vision that show up whenever he might be getting close to fainting fade away. ]
Ah... [ there's a bit of an awkward little laugh at that last part. ] Y-yeah, I'll try to.
...That really wasn't as bad as I thought. Thanks.
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Mm.
[ a small affirmative noise, because this is just like when the dentist asks him a question... he's not sure if he's supposed to actually talk during this or if opening his mouth is going to pull at the wound and mess things up. ]
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Breathe normally, just deeply, do you understand. In, two-three, out, two-three. Like that.
[ it's small instruction, crisp, like a teacher ought to be. he moves as quickly as he can with his eyes trained on the wound, making certain the edges meet even if it's not as large or deep. this will only really help and that's enough. it isn't long before he's through. ]
Very good... nearly through... annnnnd [ snip and tie. ] you're done. Just avoid any more projectile plates, hm?
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Ah... [ there's a bit of an awkward little laugh at that last part. ] Y-yeah, I'll try to.
...That really wasn't as bad as I thought. Thanks.