Suzie takes in the shadow-mumbling. Cute kid, obviously far away from home... And yes, the fact that Billy's not THAT much younger than she is doesn't change her mental estimation of him as 'kid'.
She sighs and puts her gun away. He doesn't strike her as a threat, and she feels a bit sorry for him.
"Wonderflonium?" she asks, looking into his eyes, checking to see if his pupils match up. Probably it's just a bit of a concussion -- he's acting dazed enough for it to be a distinct possibility -- but she's hoping there are no signs of anything more serious.
Meanwhile, Eric and Jeremy are glaring at each other, as seems to happen every time they're in the same general area.
"Accident, huh?" Jeremy puts the gun away, looking impossibly bored. "Let me know when something interesting happens, would you?"
"You could at least pretend to be concerned," Eric snaps, before holstering his own weapon and turning to Billy. "Hey there. I'm Eric." He keeps his smile nice and comforting, not wanting to alarm the boy, and addressing Suzie and Billy both.
"Suzie Costello," Suzie volunteers. She holds up three fingers in front of Billy. "How many fingers?"
She sighs and puts her gun away. He doesn't strike her as a threat, and she feels a bit sorry for him.
"Wonderflonium?" she asks, looking into his eyes, checking to see if his pupils match up. Probably it's just a bit of a concussion -- he's acting dazed enough for it to be a distinct possibility -- but she's hoping there are no signs of anything more serious.
Meanwhile, Eric and Jeremy are glaring at each other, as seems to happen every time they're in the same general area.
"Accident, huh?" Jeremy puts the gun away, looking impossibly bored. "Let me know when something interesting happens, would you?"
"You could at least pretend to be concerned," Eric snaps, before holstering his own weapon and turning to Billy. "Hey there. I'm Eric." He keeps his smile nice and comforting, not wanting to alarm the boy, and addressing Suzie and Billy both.
"Suzie Costello," Suzie volunteers. She holds up three fingers in front of Billy. "How many fingers?"
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