[action/accidental voice] and foward bends his head

[abidinglaw]

[It is a lovely day and Admiral Norrington is sat out on the steps to his apartment building as befits such weather, bent forward as though scrutinizing his own knees. Laid out across his lap is his uniform's coat, ripped during the battle dome debacle. Why has he come outside? The daylight will help his eye to guide the needle. His fingers,

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[thederpyhalf]

[And there is a young girl traveling through the town right now and she'll notice Norrington sitting on the steps and looking rather frustrated there.]

Everything all right?

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[abidinglaw]

[A long exhalation through the nose tells the story of his frustrations better than his words could have done. The rubbing of his thumb and index fingers together, too, might give some hint as to what has happened.]

I apologize. I did not mean to startle anyone unduly.

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[thederpyhalf]

[She shakes her head.] No, don't worry about that. I want to know if you're ok.

[goodness, is that a small slotch of blood she sees?] Ah, you hurt yourself trying to sew? [And she looks through her messenger bag she had on her and pulls out a band-aid.]

Which finger was it?

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[abidinglaw]

[Fingers. Which is to say that he has be at this for some time now and the majority of his fingers have been pierced once, some of them twice. Granted they are not all now bleeding, but his hands are calloused and unused to such treatment. That the needle has broken the rough skin at all is a testament to how frustrated he has become with the whole exercise. He holds up his hands by way of demonstration, only afterward realizing that he means to apply that band-aid to his wounds. Oh gosh, if Jack were here to see this.]

Truly, there is no need...

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[thederpyhalf]

[Well forget him, your finger's safety are important! B| And...hrm, well thankfully she comes supplied with more band aids in her bag.]

You shouldn't keep those wounds opened like that. It could get infected. Don't worry, I have plenty more band aids in my bag.

[Because that is totally what he is concerned about.]

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[abidinglaw]

Wounds?

[He looks to his fingers, quizzically. True, he had thought of them as much himself, but only in the spirit of hyperbole. Still, if it meant that much to her. He held his hand out.]

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[thederpyhalf]

[She smiles and gets to work on fixing up his fingers.]

There. I would offer to help more, but...I'm not very good at sewing either. Maybe a having a thimble might help you.

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[abidinglaw]

You are right, of course.

[The admiral splays his fingers as best he can. As he watches her work he decides that he shall have to fetch a set of basic medical supplies for his apartment. What with demons and imps running around without a moment's warning, he should have been more prepared. What if something had happened to this girl during the confusion? What if she had fallen on his doorstep?]

But in truth I had anticipated -- ... it should have been a simple matter.

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[thederpyhalf]

Hehe. It's fine. When you're focused on something, sometimes you forget the simpler things.

My name is Yui Kounagi by the way.

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[abidinglaw]

James Norrington.

[He smiles, squeezing one of his more frequently pricked fingers with the thumb and index finger of his other hand.]

It is a pleasure.

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[thederpyhalf]

It's nice to meet you as well, Norrington-san. [And she gives him a slight head bow.]

Just what happened to your clothes, if I may ask?

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[abidinglaw]

[The bow has his lips turning up at the corners just slightly. This child has been raised well, it would seem. One in all of Luceti's broad populace.]

They were damaged by a peculiar blue demon - when the monsters from the dome found their way onto the streets.

[It cut at his flesh, too, though not at all deeply. He has done his best to see to the scratch above his stomach, hidden now beneath the simple scratchy fabric of his shirt.]

You need not worry, however. I made short work of it.

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[thederpyhalf]

Ah, so it's a casualty from that weird experiment. Well, I'm glad that you at least came out of that all right. I hope no one has been seriously injured...

[Should note self to check on Madoka and the others.]