[The 16-year-old winces as the man turns and goes, and probably exchanges glances with those who had come along to watch out for him— gives them a gentle gesture that everything is going fine, despite how he must look to anyone with common sense.
The question is offered, and they both know it’s a little ridiculous.
But it’s something other than anxiety-inducing quiet. His hand fidgets with the robe sleeve draped over the cast.]
It’s alright. I’m — I have pain medication, so it’s not as bad as it seems...
I — um. I should be able to take it off in a — a month or so. [The hole through his shoulder from an arrow is a little worse, honestly. But even with... all things considered, the monk doesn’t want to make Quentin feel worse.] This arm was already... a little stiff anyway; I was stabbed there a few months ago.
I doubt I’d be much of a baseball pitcher these days.
[A pause.]
You have “baseball” where you’re from, I hope, or that made little sense.
[He’s rambling, voice cracking, eyes passing over Quentin’s hands every to often.
no subject
The question is offered, and they both know it’s a little ridiculous.
But it’s something other than anxiety-inducing quiet. His hand fidgets with the robe sleeve draped over the cast.]
It’s alright. I’m — I have pain medication, so it’s not as bad as it seems...
I — um. I should be able to take it off in a — a month or so. [The hole through his shoulder from an arrow is a little worse, honestly. But even with... all things considered, the monk doesn’t want to make Quentin feel worse.] This arm was already... a little stiff anyway; I was stabbed there a few months ago.
I doubt I’d be much of a baseball pitcher these days.
[A pause.]
You have “baseball” where you’re from, I hope, or that made little sense.
[He’s rambling, voice cracking, eyes passing over Quentin’s hands every to often.
you’re fine you’re fine you’re fine ]