[About the slap, he means. He's too tired to really flirt, but it's reflexive, like breathing or blinking, and it just rolls off his tongue without much conscious thought.
When he twitches away from pain, it's usually for the benefit of an audience. Or because Bones is heavy-handed with his hyposprays. Even now that he's coming down off the adrenaline, the pain's there, but he's not really focused on it. He's felt worse, and he wiggles his fingers a bit.]
You keep this up and I'll sign you on as my personal nurse.
[That, actually, is genuine encouragement. You're doing great, I'm fine all at once.]
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Is that a promise?
[About the slap, he means. He's too tired to really flirt, but it's reflexive, like breathing or blinking, and it just rolls off his tongue without much conscious thought.
When he twitches away from pain, it's usually for the benefit of an audience. Or because Bones is heavy-handed with his hyposprays. Even now that he's coming down off the adrenaline, the pain's there, but he's not really focused on it. He's felt worse, and he wiggles his fingers a bit.]
You keep this up and I'll sign you on as my personal nurse.
[That, actually, is genuine encouragement. You're doing great, I'm fine all at once.]