And Claire thought she was the one who went looking for trouble after being told expressly not to. Not that she expected him to listen to her remotely. Not that she was being serious in the slightest by suggesting that he do exactly the opposite of what he's done. Regardless, she's hardwired and programed to actually show concern and express as much. Maybe it's a by-product of not having to worry as much about herself in that capacity. Maybe that's just who she is, has always been.

"More people get punched in the face when they do that," she says, keeping a careful distance but still coming a little closer to inspect the damage, arms crossed. Except there isn't actually any damage that she can parse out, which is. Interesting. Though maybe not so much considering the way in which he had apparently used magic before. "Don't take all of my advice, I mean. Is that yours or someone else's?"

It doesn't hurt to be sure.