[ Wait is the word which does not fall from the Director's lips, for Julius has gone still beneath his touch, all external interactions forsaken in favor of moving internally, the operation to rearrange a network of neural connections invisible to Sion's eye, but keenly perceived all the same. ]
...very well. [ He relents after a moment, perhaps two, if only because what's done is done, and by all accounts, Julius' endeavor has been a successful one: with the wound-area cleaned, the Director is pleased to find the bullet's trajectory hadn't curved upon meeting with its target, making for an easy extraction.
But still, Sion is cautious, his golden eyes flicking to Julius' face to watch for signs of discomfort in case the pain response hadn't been entirely severed, in the event that— ]
I never wish to be someone who causes you pain, Julius, but to go to this extent is another thing entirely.
[ Bullet? Extracted and set aside upon the medical tray which Sion had used to house his gathered supplies. Compression? Applied to the newly opened wound which most certainly is bleeding now that the metal which had previously stopped the bloodflow has been removed. ]
Are you able to maintain the compression while I prepare the sutures?
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[ Wait is the word which does not fall from the Director's lips, for Julius has gone still beneath his touch, all external interactions forsaken in favor of moving internally, the operation to rearrange a network of neural connections invisible to Sion's eye, but keenly perceived all the same. ]
...very well. [ He relents after a moment, perhaps two, if only because what's done is done, and by all accounts, Julius' endeavor has been a successful one: with the wound-area cleaned, the Director is pleased to find the bullet's trajectory hadn't curved upon meeting with its target, making for an easy extraction.
But still, Sion is cautious, his golden eyes flicking to Julius' face to watch for signs of discomfort in case the pain response hadn't been entirely severed, in the event that— ]
I never wish to be someone who causes you pain, Julius, but to go to this extent is another thing entirely.
[ Bullet? Extracted and set aside upon the medical tray which Sion had used to house his gathered supplies. Compression? Applied to the newly opened wound which most certainly is bleeding now that the metal which had previously stopped the bloodflow has been removed. ]
Are you able to maintain the compression while I prepare the sutures?