[He grunts at that, rubbing at his face wearily. It had felt like longer than that. He probably needed a longer rest than that. His resiliency in bouncing back from injury could be pretty damn impressive, even if it was 90% due to his stubbornness, but something like this was gonna need a lot more downtime than he cared for.
A sigh, then he's glancing back her way. While the gentleness in her expression wasn't unwelcome, it did bring about some uneasiness in him. It always felt odd to him, comforting gestures like that. His usual brashness meant it wasn't something that he experienced all that often, and half the time when he did he wound up brushing it off in a hurry.
Still, he makes an effort not to shy away from it. He clears his throat—wincing as a result—before giving another shot at speaking. Didn't much help the roughness draped over his words though.]
Probably won't be doing much but sleep for a while. [He hated the mere thought of it. The fact that their other rovermates were in the same position didn't make him feel much better about it either.] Guess you're stuck babysitting the lot of us, huh?
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A sigh, then he's glancing back her way. While the gentleness in her expression wasn't unwelcome, it did bring about some uneasiness in him. It always felt odd to him, comforting gestures like that. His usual brashness meant it wasn't something that he experienced all that often, and half the time when he did he wound up brushing it off in a hurry.
Still, he makes an effort not to shy away from it. He clears his throat—wincing as a result—before giving another shot at speaking. Didn't much help the roughness draped over his words though.]
Probably won't be doing much but sleep for a while. [He hated the mere thought of it. The fact that their other rovermates were in the same position didn't make him feel much better about it either.] Guess you're stuck babysitting the lot of us, huh?