She expects surprise. It happens, it's not a big deal, it's just a little shock. It wot kill him. She's certainly not expecting fear though, and that tiny smile disappears in an instant. Concern is etched onto her face almost immediately, and slowly and steadily she approaches. Almost like approaching a cowering animal, really. She waits until he slumps, frowns just a little more, then carefully extends her han towards him. Things are worse than she'd thought, evidently.
"Are you okay?" Physically he seems fine. As far as she can tell he's not injured, but his reaction...maybe he hasn't just returned from home. Maybe it's more complex than that.
If she hadn't been so incapacitated while everything went down, maybe she might have known. As it is, she has to rely on the more traditional methods of communicating - i.e. her words. Because between the two of them, they're so good at that. Obviously.
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"Are you okay?" Physically he seems fine. As far as she can tell he's not injured, but his reaction...maybe he hasn't just returned from home. Maybe it's more complex than that.
If she hadn't been so incapacitated while everything went down, maybe she might have known. As it is, she has to rely on the more traditional methods of communicating - i.e. her words. Because between the two of them, they're so good at that. Obviously.
"...Jesse, what happened?"