[ he is watching and taking in the way she moves, reacts. her expression, her tone, the fidgety, anxious way she handles the knife in uncertain hands. his instinct is to tell her how to use it, and how sad is that for aiding a child? but it's what adults did for him. ]
[ he makes sure, at least, to keep his own hands very still and in her line of sight. ]
I do not want to be mean to you. I just want to make sure you are okay. Are you hurt? [ there's a lot of blood behind her, and he doesn't think it's hers, but it's a way to steer the conversation. ]
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[ he makes sure, at least, to keep his own hands very still and in her line of sight. ]
I do not want to be mean to you. I just want to make sure you are okay. Are you hurt? [ there's a lot of blood behind her, and he doesn't think it's hers, but it's a way to steer the conversation. ]