Mmh. I suppose that means I can fault her for stabbing me.
[It's not really a funny joke, but the fact that he's making one at all is probably a good sign. Of course, there's still that phrasing, use other people against you, that makes him wince on sheer reflex.
Quietly, then: ]
Can anything be done for Gideon's hand...?
[Deep down, he knows the answer to this already, too. It's not his fault that LBX is projecting an aura that makes him want to believe in miracles.]
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[It's not really a funny joke, but the fact that he's making one at all is probably a good sign. Of course, there's still that phrasing, use other people against you, that makes him wince on sheer reflex.
Quietly, then: ]
Can anything be done for Gideon's hand...?
[Deep down, he knows the answer to this already, too. It's not his fault that LBX is projecting an aura that makes him want to believe in miracles.]