
❝Jared.❞

❝It’s just a little scrape is all.❞
❝Don’t worry about it.❞
❝He—-…❞
———Is more concerned about his pride, and maintaining an abrasive and otherwise truculent front. He is more tentative to his rank and how others perceive his capabilities—so long as he’s got Kim, everything’s fine. He is more inclined to get angry over a game.
Seth didn’t mind, of course; he’d become accustomed to scrapes and bruises. Truly, it looked far worse than it was.
❝…—-Is a little rough sometimes.❞
❝I’m good, though.❞