[ He knows he's being lied to, so it nods him toward the conclusion that he'll just need to do instead of ask. A little bit of an analgesic should suffice to at least make the other man less uncomfortable.
But if they're not talking about pain, if John isn't thinking of medicine... it's back to the underlying issue, the one that constricts his throat and his chest to dwell on.
So John moves toward that wing, fingers reaching to brush over the crest of the injured appendage, testing. ]
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[ He knows he's being lied to, so it nods him toward the conclusion that he'll just need to do instead of ask. A little bit of an analgesic should suffice to at least make the other man less uncomfortable.
But if they're not talking about pain, if John isn't thinking of medicine... it's back to the underlying issue, the one that constricts his throat and his chest to dwell on.
So John moves toward that wing, fingers reaching to brush over the crest of the injured appendage, testing. ]