He looks up and blinks in mild alarm, taking note of the two indicated objects for the first time.
"Ah," he says.
It occurs to him that this interaction has fallen beyond the breadth of his understanding of typical social subtleties.
"Ah," he says again, and retrieves both. The painkillers are successful in removing the unbearable edges to the ache in both his head and his ribs, though his shoulder remains oddly unaffected. It is of little relevance. He drains the glass of water, and realizes that it has been a significant amount of time since he last consumed liquid of any sort.
He sets the glass down, the hollow tone ringing in a room that is too still and too quiet save for the uneven cadence of their breathing.
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"Ah," he says.
It occurs to him that this interaction has fallen beyond the breadth of his understanding of typical social subtleties.
"Ah," he says again, and retrieves both. The painkillers are successful in removing the unbearable edges to the ache in both his head and his ribs, though his shoulder remains oddly unaffected. It is of little relevance. He drains the glass of water, and realizes that it has been a significant amount of time since he last consumed liquid of any sort.
He sets the glass down, the hollow tone ringing in a room that is too still and too quiet save for the uneven cadence of their breathing.
"Thank you," he says after a moment.