[ he nods at her answer, trusting that she's gotten better care here than when she'd been in the middle of scorpion's bend working with limited resources. he'd come with a broken arm after his own first mission and it patched up a lot faster than it normally had. besides, it's not like his eyes have steered far from her too often since they've been back, knowing (and making sure) she'd been on the path towards recovery.
watching her begin to step away, he parts his mouth to say something, anything, like he isn't certain of what to really do now that she's in the clear to go, like he hadn't prepared for it. but the question that comes out of her mouth isn't one he expects, stilling again as he raises his eyes to her, eyes caught almost like she'd just asked him to help her shower again. ]
She's — [ fine? it's a basic question, but it carries a different weight in the context. he hadn't been sure she'd seen him leave the room with her, but he's also not sure that it was ever really supposed to matter. and it's in realizing that it does matter, that what marta thinks about that matters, that makes him come to terms with knowing what he needs to say.
he swallows, discarding her question all together as he stands a little straighter. ]
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watching her begin to step away, he parts his mouth to say something, anything, like he isn't certain of what to really do now that she's in the clear to go, like he hadn't prepared for it. but the question that comes out of her mouth isn't one he expects, stilling again as he raises his eyes to her, eyes caught almost like she'd just asked him to help her shower again. ]
She's — [ fine? it's a basic question, but it carries a different weight in the context. he hadn't been sure she'd seen him leave the room with her, but he's also not sure that it was ever really supposed to matter. and it's in realizing that it does matter, that what marta thinks about that matters, that makes him come to terms with knowing what he needs to say.
he swallows, discarding her question all together as he stands a little straighter. ]
Marta, there's ... something I gotta tell you.