[He's careful not to pull away from her fingers as he reaches with his one complete arm into his backpack--it would probably help to have the broken bones laid out and set properly. That is how it should work. Set the bones, wait for them to heal in a day or two... if you're remembered well enough for that. (The very best remembered can heal in minutes or hours, he's heard.)
There are. A lot of broken bones to drag out. Three snapped ribs, two more than before. A femur shattered all the way through, some wet duct tape still clinging to it. The other femur is also broken, but that's fresh. And the missing tibia and fibula. And a radius with more frayed tape, the reason he only has one arm right now. It seems endless, with the poor fellow flinching a bit with each fresh stab of pain. It does not feel good to try to line the pieces up with one hand.
Her question doesn't make a whole lot of sense to him.]
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There are. A lot of broken bones to drag out. Three snapped ribs, two more than before. A femur shattered all the way through, some wet duct tape still clinging to it. The other femur is also broken, but that's fresh. And the missing tibia and fibula. And a radius with more frayed tape, the reason he only has one arm right now. It seems endless, with the poor fellow flinching a bit with each fresh stab of pain. It does not feel good to try to line the pieces up with one hand.
Her question doesn't make a whole lot of sense to him.]
I don't know. Not long? Did you see the wave?