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[ that's true. she just melts into the bed, closing her eye. ]

... It's a tie. My eye's screaming, but my hand -- I really. I really fucked up my hand.

[haw]

...yeah, but you looked sick as hell doin' it.

[ he looks her over now that she's settled, taking inventory of her injuries for himself for the first time... yikes. ]

I get the feeling tryin' to distract you by punchin' ya somewhere else wouldn't work nearly as well as it did the first time.

[disreguarded]

[ well, she'll take that. she beat someone to death with her bare hands but she looked pretty cool so at least there's that.

as for the last bit, she looks at him with a sort of alarmed look, eye open and wary. ]

-- Please don't. [ she knows he's probably just kidding and any other time it'd be great, but she really hurts. ]

[haw]

[ he did have a follow-up joke ready to go, but somehow he didn't expect her to shoot him that kind of look, so he's matching it with a deer-in-headlights expression of his own. ]

Shit, no, I'm not—c'mon, I ain't a complete jackass!

[disreguarded]

[ look she's friends with asch and sometimes he just punches her for no reason, she's covering her bases. ]

I know you're not! [ she says, huffily, sinking back down. ] ... It was just in case.

[haw]

I'm not throwin' a single punch until you feel comfy sockin' me first. Kickin' someone while they're already down is a bitch move.

... lemme know when ya do start feelin' like yourself again, though. I can help ya learn how to get around half-blind.

[disreguarded]

[ quietly: ]

I'm going to have to learn how to fight half blind, too. It's a lot to adjust to.

[haw]

[ he barks out a short laugh. ]

Been there, done that. Lucky for you, ya got an expert teachin' you the ropes. I had to learn all this shit by myself.

[disreguarded]

I guess you did, huh.

[ she smiles a bit. ] Definitely lucky. We match, even, so I'm counting on you.