Oh, there's so many things that Jaeger could have done to her without raising a hand to her, and that makes him feel cold and sick. Even as she gently examines her handiwork, he's feeling more and more like yes, he did indeed deserve it.
He can read her mask just as well as the expressions that aren't showing, and it's enough to tell him that he needs to give her time to recover from this. She has even less reason now to trust him and he's not going to try to force it.
"It shook me out of...whatever that was, and I appreciate it," he says seriously. Honestly. "Bruises will heal just fine." Then he falls silent again for a few seconds, debating what to say next.
Finally, he settles on, "I should let you be. I want some photographs of the funhouse to see if anything shows up that we missed. If there's something going on there..."
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He can read her mask just as well as the expressions that aren't showing, and it's enough to tell him that he needs to give her time to recover from this. She has even less reason now to trust him and he's not going to try to force it.
"It shook me out of...whatever that was, and I appreciate it," he says seriously. Honestly. "Bruises will heal just fine." Then he falls silent again for a few seconds, debating what to say next.
Finally, he settles on, "I should let you be. I want some photographs of the funhouse to see if anything shows up that we missed. If there's something going on there..."