[ His actions are so automatic and thoughtless that she'll probably only get a sense of what he's doing when he draws back up, takes her hand, gently claps something against it -- two pills, a standard mild dose of painkiller courtesy of the medical bay.
Water is next; he typically keeps a carafe with a glass or two, and the former is filled by the latter.
While these actions pass thoughtlessly, he can't help but draw his mind back to when they last spoke, his prickling feelings that echo jealousy without being as simple as such. True irritation. More recent memories, his checking in after communications was lost. He at no time thought she (and Erik) wouldn't return-- ]
I asked him along to the shooting range, later in the month. Perhaps you'd help arrange it, or accompany us, if you like.
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Water is next; he typically keeps a carafe with a glass or two, and the former is filled by the latter.
While these actions pass thoughtlessly, he can't help but draw his mind back to when they last spoke, his prickling feelings that echo jealousy without being as simple as such. True irritation. More recent memories, his checking in after communications was lost. He at no time thought she (and Erik) wouldn't return-- ]
I asked him along to the shooting range, later in the month. Perhaps you'd help arrange it, or accompany us, if you like.