Just having some fun, sweetheart, don't worry about it.
[If it sounds like his voice is coming through slightly clenched teeth, that's probably because it is. One of the perils of old age is that bones and muscles and other assorted ligaments are nearly as sturdy as they were about twenty years ago, and Scott's pretty sure he's going to have a nicely-colored bruise on his tailbone when he wakes up tomorrow.
But he takes Cassie's proffered hand, pulling himself up and dusting off the snow that now covers his lower half.]
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[If it sounds like his voice is coming through slightly clenched teeth, that's probably because it is. One of the perils of old age is that bones and muscles and other assorted ligaments are nearly as sturdy as they were about twenty years ago, and Scott's pretty sure he's going to have a nicely-colored bruise on his tailbone when he wakes up tomorrow.
But he takes Cassie's proffered hand, pulling himself up and dusting off the snow that now covers his lower half.]
Did you bring something for him to eat?