โyou didnโt need to, ( * they ) did.โ
a brief glance up at her, then ripley was focused on making sure the wound was clean before applying a dressing. โhow the hell did you fall on the stairs?โ
โ they , as in โ OW . โ
she nearly gave them a kick there for not giving a proper warning . the sting was quick to subside however , and her gaze fell back to the broken skin .
โ um , hello ? i didn't wake you up . i made a point out of not waking you . โ
( ๐ )
โthey told me.โ
kneeling on the floor beside her, first aid kit opened and tearing open an alcoholic wipe with their teeth.
โthis might sting,โ sentence not even finished as he wipes it over the wound on her knee. โconsider it payback for waking me up.โ
she looks up when she hears him , giving him a smile before her gaze locks onto the first aid kit .
โ how did you - โ . . . huh . she brushes the confusion aside . the aching , bleeding knee is preoccupying her mind right now .
โ can you believe , i fell in the stairs . โ
it takes him a little longer to rise than usual, constantly batting the spirits away to have more time to rest. but their persistence finally wakes him, and it takes him less than a minute to find kitty; armed with the first aid kit she needed.
rising from his nap cocoon with a sticky note attached to his forehead, removing and reading with bleary eyes. kitty was out, theyโd see her later. nuzzling back down into the covers.
curled up in a ball, blanket covering him entirely. it was the only way to shield himself for those looming over him. ripley wasnโt feeling particularly chatting towards the spirits today.