[Fingers slide down Jesper, across his defined jaw, to grasp and latch around his neck. Crane squeezes with gentle force; a slight pressure that allows him to find and measure a pulse. For all the difficulty in adjusting for their mismatched height, he acts with confidence and experience. Not the passionate kind. Never that. But the professional skill of one trained in how to subdue and restrain.
In another time, life taught him how to overcome his shortcomings. Now he overpowers the physically strong with intelligence and medication. No. Why does he recall that?
His expression turns austere.]
Only if you lie down.
[In bed? On the floor? Or on a hospital stretcher?]
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In another time, life taught him how to overcome his shortcomings. Now he overpowers the physically strong with intelligence and medication. No. Why does he recall that?
His expression turns austere.]
Only if you lie down.
[In bed? On the floor? Or on a hospital stretcher?]