The three of you? [ Geralt can't recall too many who fled to Nott, who might have linked with Julie and Nadine, with the same interests. Bucky? Perhaps. That'd be the other person he'd have reached for, if Julie had not responded. Even if Sam's not been...no matter.
He grunts, sinking into the water with her invisible help. His fingers curl around the edge of the tub to steady himself the rest of the way. The water stings, though not as sharply as it might have earlier. He draws up one knee gingerly, scrubbing off the dried streaks of red. Unfortunate circumstances. He'd rather have a bath with company than one turned murky with his own blood. For awhile, he's quiet, distracted in a way he rarely is—but eventually, he glances up at Julie. ]
I need one back. If you can. [ He hates portals that aren't explicitly "shady." He's not looking forward to how this could turn out. ] I know you've done a lot already.
[ He thinks perhaps she will tell him again that it is just what she does. Because they're—friends. Which he gets, in a sense; he came to her for a reason and it isn't because he expected her to turn him away or toss him out the instant he awoke. But it's a lot to him, maybe, that he's found someone he can trust with that much in the first place. It's not something he has often. ]
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He grunts, sinking into the water with her invisible help. His fingers curl around the edge of the tub to steady himself the rest of the way. The water stings, though not as sharply as it might have earlier. He draws up one knee gingerly, scrubbing off the dried streaks of red. Unfortunate circumstances. He'd rather have a bath with company than one turned murky with his own blood. For awhile, he's quiet, distracted in a way he rarely is—but eventually, he glances up at Julie. ]
I need one back. If you can. [ He hates portals that aren't explicitly "shady." He's not looking forward to how this could turn out. ] I know you've done a lot already.
[ He thinks perhaps she will tell him again that it is just what she does. Because they're—friends. Which he gets, in a sense; he came to her for a reason and it isn't because he expected her to turn him away or toss him out the instant he awoke. But it's a lot to him, maybe, that he's found someone he can trust with that much in the first place. It's not something he has often. ]