[ He's babbling though - it's pretty normal, at least as far as anyone's ever told him. People interrupt him all the time, usually to tell him that he's still talking, which, thanks, he knew that??

well, usually he knew that anyway. sometimes it's a bit of a surprise. sometimes he doesn't like that he talks so much. sometimes he says things that he didn't even realize he was thinking and it's a little alarming to be sharing your ideas and thoughts with other people before you've shared them with yourself to begin with. ]

What? No, it's fine. It's not that bad. I mean, blood - not my favorite scent, but it's not fresh. [ In terms of blood, anyway. It's not too bad right now. When they start cleaning her up afterwards, when they break out the antiseptics and antibiotics and the wounds bleed a little bit all over again, if they do, then it'll be time to dab a little oil under his nose. ] Hold still, okay? Unless you're into the asymmetrical thing - I hear that's pretty big in the hip hop videos.