[That hand enters his periphery, and maybe it speaks for the kind of person Henry is that he can't, in his hazy state, quite understand what she's offering him.
It clicks a moment later, and there's a pause, setting his jaw. But ultimately, he takes it. Uses her as a lever to heft himself up until he's properly sitting up. Bruised, bloodied. Tired.
And he has no idea what to say. He can't pull his polite facade back on right now.]
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It clicks a moment later, and there's a pause, setting his jaw. But ultimately, he takes it. Uses her as a lever to heft himself up until he's properly sitting up. Bruised, bloodied. Tired.
And he has no idea what to say. He can't pull his polite facade back on right now.]
This is absurd.
[nailed it]