You and me both. [There is even a kind, self-depreciating smile for Peter's benefit. At this point, it's just what he does. He's lost track of how many kids he's had to try and reassure over the last four years. Too many, actually. ] This is going to hurt, so try and keep talking. I know usually that isn't an issue for you.
[Belatedly, as he's preparing something that looks vaguely like tweezers, but larger, he realises some of this familiarity might be alarming. But maybe not; he's never known Peter in recent times not to role with most things, if only just to look like he knows everything. ] Tell me the last thing you remember, before this. [There's a lul as he slips on some blue latex gloves. Or rubber. It's possible these are for doing dishes, but anything works in a pinch. Next he starts prepping for the extraction, which is just more dabbing, and then spreading the wound in a way he knows hurts. He's been in this position more times than he cares to count. ] Might give me a good benchmark to what might come as a shock. I'm guessing everything, at this point.
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[Belatedly, as he's preparing something that looks vaguely like tweezers, but larger, he realises some of this familiarity might be alarming. But maybe not; he's never known Peter in recent times not to role with most things, if only just to look like he knows everything. ] Tell me the last thing you remember, before this. [There's a lul as he slips on some blue latex gloves. Or rubber. It's possible these are for doing dishes, but anything works in a pinch. Next he starts prepping for the extraction, which is just more dabbing, and then spreading the wound in a way he knows hurts. He's been in this position more times than he cares to count. ] Might give me a good benchmark to what might come as a shock. I'm guessing everything, at this point.