Sep 08, 2007 20:31
Parker is bleeding through a bandage on his arm, drinking good tequila out of a shot glass.
He hasn't noticed the blood yet - just the smell of the bar and the flow of strangers.
mary anne bell,
johnny private,
mister parker
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They seem to appear here with some frequency.
"Are you all right?"
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"I'm fine."
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"Your bandage is leaking."
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"You need stitches, hot stuff?"
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He frowns, and begins peeling away the tape.
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"I take it it was a busy day."
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He gets off the bandage, revealing sharp scrapes, leaking slowly. No quite infected yet.
"Bandages, babe?" He pats the surface of the bar.
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Johnny is nearby, a small black-haired baby on his knee.
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Parker finishes off the shot he was nursing.
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"Need any help with the bleeding?" he adds in a perfectly civil tone. "Promise not to poke it."
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When they appear, he starts rewrapping the wound himself.
"I'm fine. Thanks." Bitten off words.
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