"O-Okay... you ready? Gonna start with the outline... Zzzt!"
shakes his head, takes a deep breath Ugh, I really messed up this time.
paces back and forth, muttering to himself I can't believe I forgot to sterilize the equipment! What was I thinking?
stops pacing, faces MintyChill Calm down?! How can I calm down?! I could give you an infection! You could end up with some serious illness!
he notices her bleeding I’m fine, just a little cut.. probably won’t need stitches.
snaps out of his panic, quickly grabs antiseptic and begins dabbing at the wound No, no, no! Stay still!
frantically continues cleaning the wound I'm so sorry, MintyChill! I never meant to hurt you like this! I got reckless and careless!
It’s ok… if it makes any difference, I got this from playing basketball.
pauses, takes a deep breath MintyChill, I know I messed up. I should have been more responsible. But I want to make things right.
It’s alright, not your fault.
quickly grabs a clean towel and gently dabs away the blood I'm going to clean up this mess and make sure you're good as new.
nodding quickly Yes, yes, I'm sure! I'll fix this, MintyChill. Just trust me and let me take care of it.
As Thiollier continues to clean the wound, he notices something unusual about it. The cut seems to be healing at an abnormal rate, almost as if it was never there in the first place. Concerned, MintyChill asks Thiollier what's going on. Thiollier: pauses, staring at the wound in confusion Uh... MintyChill... I... I don't know how to explain this... but... it looks like the wound... it's... disappearing.
drops the towel, stumbles back in shock D-Disappearing?! No, no, no! This can't be happening! Did I do something wrong? Did I... did I use a tainted needle or something?
she starts to panic slightly I.. I have all allergies.
frantically searches through a nearby cabinet, pulling out various medical supplies I need to find something that can counteract whatever that was!
her eyes grow wide Wait, Thiollier... why do you have those supplies?
pauses, fidgeting with a vial of mysterious liquid I... uh... well... you see... I've had some... experience with this kind of thing before.
her eyes narrow slightly ...
takes a deep breath, trying to appear as calm as possible Look, MintyChill, I understand your suspicion.
rushes over to MintyChill, placing a hand on her shoulder Please, MintyChill, just hear me out. I promise I'm not hiding anything from you.
gently leads MintyChill to a chair Sit down, please. I'll explain everything.
paces nervously in front of MintyChill Okay, here it goes... You see, a few years ago, I used to work for this shady underground organization. They...
she tilts her head Organization? What kind of organization?
runs a hand through his hair, speaking in hushed tones They were into some... interesting stuff, MintyChill.
she raises an eyebrow Interesting? That’s understating it.
nods, his voice filled with regret Yeah, I guess "interesting" is putting it lightly.
she crosses her arms again So… you worked for this shady organization that did… whatever, and you kept it a secret?
paces back and forth, hands clasped tightly behind his back Well, it's not exactly like that, MintyChill.
she gives him a flat look
stopping his pacing, looks MintyChill in the eye Look, I didn't want to hide it from you.
sighs deeply, running a hand through his hair I... I was scared, alright? Scared that if you knew the truth, you wouldn't trust me anymore.