Right. I could not tell if pain were... less or the same or what.... but healing is certainly different there. Pain is certainly *present*, just hard to tell how it's being experienced, and i was trying to take that into account. Sid was having pain, but with his bone sticking out and broken in three places, and him speaking of it casually... he was either going into shock, or experiencing pain in a much different manner than he would here. So yes, i was taking that into account.

Even so, Justin would go gently. And what i was leaving out was that Justin would still be practical, as you show here. Practical yet sensitive. Both at the same time. Use practical stuff to divert attention but still be sensitive and careful.

I think you've got it now, my friend.