[ Well, that was shockingly easy. Both finding her brother and explaining the other thing, although it occurs to Fitz after she asks that he hasn't actually explained anything at all. His brow furrows, bemused. ]
... yes. [ Slowly and very slightly suspicious. Except he's capable of better than that, so after a pause to regain his focus: ]
It's... [ And he's got these words just fine, he just doesn't particularly like them. There's more of a grim determination to his voice than confidence when he continues, and he does his best to make it dismissive, a non-issue. ] Hypoxic brain damage.
[ Mack would probably get on his case for saying 'damage' instead of 'injury', but Mack isn't here. Either way, he's eager to change the subject. ] Are you new?
no subject
... yes. [ Slowly and very slightly suspicious. Except he's capable of better than that, so after a pause to regain his focus: ]
It's... [ And he's got these words just fine, he just doesn't particularly like them. There's more of a grim determination to his voice than confidence when he continues, and he does his best to make it dismissive, a non-issue. ] Hypoxic brain damage.
[ Mack would probably get on his case for saying 'damage' instead of 'injury', but Mack isn't here. Either way, he's eager to change the subject. ] Are you new?