She wants me to come clean. I'm making her stay quiet.
[He catches the minute change in Angela's demeanor, and is quick to absolve Ana of the blame, even though he knows full well that he really didn't even need to ask. It's not fair, exactly, but trying to save face for her is a knee-jerk reaction. Angela isn't going to buy it, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try, especially not when he's about to ask her to do the very same thing.
Soon. Not when she's still stitching him up. Her work is immaculate as ever, and once she closes up the worst of it, the sutures through his skin are negligible. He's still sweaty and pale, but already seems to be in better shape than he was moments ago.
Doesn't change the fact that Angela's still been all business--and he's waiting for the other shoe to drop. She instructs him to sit up and he can't do it without her, gripping her arm and hissing in pain as he uses her to pull himself into a seated position.]
You don't have to act so professional, Angela.
[He says it because he knows it's how she's coping, but this isn't what he wants. He needs to know what she's really feeling.]
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[He catches the minute change in Angela's demeanor, and is quick to absolve Ana of the blame, even though he knows full well that he really didn't even need to ask. It's not fair, exactly, but trying to save face for her is a knee-jerk reaction. Angela isn't going to buy it, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try, especially not when he's about to ask her to do the very same thing.
Soon. Not when she's still stitching him up. Her work is immaculate as ever, and once she closes up the worst of it, the sutures through his skin are negligible. He's still sweaty and pale, but already seems to be in better shape than he was moments ago.
Doesn't change the fact that Angela's still been all business--and he's waiting for the other shoe to drop. She instructs him to sit up and he can't do it without her, gripping her arm and hissing in pain as he uses her to pull himself into a seated position.]
You don't have to act so professional, Angela.
[He says it because he knows it's how she's coping, but this isn't what he wants. He needs to know what she's really feeling.]