[ he starts a little at her touch; turning to her with a startled look, as if he's only just noticing her. ]
—Huh? Me? I'm—
[ fine, he'd been about to say. but that would have been a lie, and she knows it. she's said as much.
he sighs a little, glancing down at the ground. ]
Sorry, I'm... I'm not ill, no. [ he swallows thickly, absently reaching up to thumb the insignia pinned to his chest. ] This was my district to patrol. [ to protect. ]
no subject
—Huh? Me? I'm—
[ fine, he'd been about to say. but that would have been a lie, and she knows it. she's said as much.
he sighs a little, glancing down at the ground. ]
Sorry, I'm... I'm not ill, no. [ he swallows thickly, absently reaching up to thumb the insignia pinned to his chest. ] This was my district to patrol. [ to protect. ]