[ As soon as the flat edge of their arm makes contact with the rest of their body, they make an expression that is the closest one to pain that he’ll have seen on them. Turns out that even if gems don’t necessarily feel “pain”, reattaching limbs isn’t the most comfortable sensation, and it shows in the slight wince they make while they help to hold the arm in place.
After two or three seconds of both of them keeping the stiff limb steady, they slowly start to move the fingers of their newly attached arm, flexing their hand to test its movement. They’re being extremely gentle with the whole limb, though, as if any sudden movement of their shoulder could cause it to fall right off again— so they don’t pull out of his hold, just averting their eyes to the other pieces on the table so they don’t have to make eye contact. At least it’s not their face (now that they’re recalling that fun time), but its still... embarrassing, doubly so because he’s not even here out of obligation or because its his job. ]
There... [ They take away their right hand from where it was supporting their left arm, as if to prove to him that it doesn’t need to be held up anymore. ] It can move now, so— I can handle most of the rest.
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After two or three seconds of both of them keeping the stiff limb steady, they slowly start to move the fingers of their newly attached arm, flexing their hand to test its movement. They’re being extremely gentle with the whole limb, though, as if any sudden movement of their shoulder could cause it to fall right off again— so they don’t pull out of his hold, just averting their eyes to the other pieces on the table so they don’t have to make eye contact. At least it’s not their face (now that they’re recalling that fun time), but its still... embarrassing, doubly so because he’s not even here out of obligation or because its his job. ]
There... [ They take away their right hand from where it was supporting their left arm, as if to prove to him that it doesn’t need to be held up anymore. ] It can move now, so— I can handle most of the rest.
[ They’ve already relied on him a lot, today. ]