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[stupidcupid]

[ slipping back inside quietly, cradling his left hand after this went down ]

[ he ruffles through his cabinet to get the bandages . . . ]

Comments

[stupidcupid]

Probably. I didn't have this problem last October though.

[paragon]

What makes you so sure it wasn't him? Wouldn't put it past Loki to find a way to get his hands on the scepter.

[stupidcupid]

It wasn't him.

[his knuckles go white but he keeps going] The real Loki showed up soon after and the thing -- whatever it was -- changed shape.

[paragon]

[ silent for a moment. ]

The wrist broken?

[stupidcupid]

I broke it.

[paragon]

[ raises an eyebrow. ]

Need to have it looked at?

[stupidcupid]

No. Just need some support for it.

[paragon]

You got something here?

[stupidcupid]

I should. I keep my hands in good condition.

[paragon]

Tell me where to look.

[stupidcupid]

Top drawer, left.

[paragon]

[ excellent, going there and rummaging around. ]

[stupidcupid]

Found it?

[paragon]

Got it.

[ coming back with the brace. ]

Hold your arm out.

[stupidcupid]

[he hesitates before doing so]

[paragon]

[ good, because he was ready to fight you.

gets the brace on him in a way that causes as little pain as possible, careful but confident. ]

[stupidcupid]

[he's extremely tense, like this is the last place he wants to be]

[paragon]

. . . never had anyone bandage you up in the field?

[stupidcupid]

[snorts lightly]

Of course I have.

[paragon]

Then relax.

[ and he's done. ]

[stupidcupid]

Thanks.

[paragon]

Welcome.

[stupidcupid]

Sorry for the ... [gestures] this.

[paragon]

[ shakes his head. ]

No, I'm sorry. Should've dealt with the Loki situation by now.

[stupidcupid]

Cap, it has to do with me. I may not be a liability but here, in this place? For a year? There's no way I can make it into the field.