( The bruising around his eyes was hidden by his mask, but after leaving the safe house without it, he'd gotten a couple of comments from passers by that he'd tried not to listen to. )

Y-yup. There w-wasn't any um, c-clear fluid, and with the ice it d-didn't bleed too long. M-my n-neck feels fine, there's n-no um, numbness or changes in vision.

( Going through the mental checklist of things Marissa taught him to look out for. He's not sure if she made him go over this stuff entirely for other patients or for emergency self-diagnosis. )

I'll still b-be um, p-pretty.

( So much self-mockery. )