(Oof dead)

"Coming to get her" he repeated softly. Realization flooding into his mind. Right! He could go get her!
"We-" he paused when he looked up and saw Nina, quickly blinking tears away.
He knew he wasnt infected, as it didnt spread quickly in the first five minutes. He knew he was good, so the infection…well he could really care less about. But he knew he should probably tell everyone about his sister. But for now he was going to keep it a secret between him, and well whoever knew. From the sounds of it, nobody else did.
"Yeah I'm fine. Just shook" he says standing up slowly. He looked down at him and smiled before clearing his throat. "Thanks"

Nina studied Jess carefully, trying to decide how he was really doing. He still seemed pretty upset to her, but she could also sense that he might not want to talk about it at the moment.
"Okay," she said, giving him a slight smile in return. "Ready to get your leg finally patched up, then?"

( :< I for one would miss you, I don't mind if you're a little slow–but it's your call my dude)

(In the rules i said you could post once per day and that’d be totally fine! So if thats the reason, there’s that. But also, its totally your call though!! We’ll miss you bunches!!)

(I’m gonna post so this doesn’t die. But again, its your choice to stay or leave. We’ll miss you~)

Jess nodded at both of them before stepping into the living room and looking at everyone, taking a deep breath. The look on Valeries face….well he assumed she knew. So he went straight to her and whispered something to her, quiet enough for no one to hear but her.
“I need to talk to you once everyone breaks off if thats okay” He asked softly, swallowing a lump in his throat. He was rather nervous already. If she didnt know anything, then that would be awkward.
If she did, then he would have to keep that a secret.

(Yo, what was Jess’s nickname?)

Jess turned back to Nina and sat down “well patch me up doc” he smiled at her, faking his confidence
(Sorry its short)

(Yeah I guess hes scary XD)

Jess turned back to Nina and sat down “well patch me up doc” he smiled at her, faking his confidence
(Sorry its short)

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(I'm sorry I had to go to bed T.T)
Nina returned the smile with an equal amount of good-cheer-pulled-from-thin-air. "Patching up is now in progress." She pulled out the surgery kit and was relieved to see that all the tools were still there and usable. "Hold very still, okay? I unfortunately don't have any numbing agent right now, so this will hurt, but probably not as bad as getting the wound in the first place." She'd never stitched up a real patient before, but she'd had lots of practice in mockup situations and felt as ready as she could be. "If you feel like you have to flinch, just warn me ahead of time so I don't stab you or break the thread."

He straightened his posture up, acting oh so confident. "Pfft, like the bite even hurt" he laughed. Rolled his eyes and sat down. He was nervous, but did he show that? Uhm maybe a little bit but he didnt think he did.
"I'll tell you. But I wont have to, just sayin" he crossed his arms trying to brush away any past weaknesses anyone saw earlier.

"I'm sure you'll be able to handle it," Nina agreed brightly, taking the opportunity to practice her bedside manner. She could see that he was at least slightly nervous, but didn't comment. Taking the needle in one hand and pincers in the other, she deftly anchored the thread at the top of the gash, trying to work as quickly as she could while still being gentle. "So, how exactly did you get hurt? Was it in town? I think you mentioned you haven't been here long."

He eyed the needle with wide eyes, the green painfully prominent in his eyes.
Once the needle poked his skin, he didnt feel anything until she pulled the thread through. Biting his bottom lip hard as well as squeezing his fist "damn what the hell?" He says letting out a breath. Nope, he didnt like this at all

Nina noticed him tense up and glanced at him apologetically. "Sorry, I promise this won't take long. As soon as I get the chance to go scavenging again, I'm going to try and find something to numb the skin so we don't have to do this so painfully. If it helps, you don't have to watch while I do this–it is pretty creepy to look at."

"Nah it's fine. I mean you can numb it if you want. But I don't feel a think" he says, whilst wincing in pain. "Nope, nothing" he proceeded to tell her.
"Pfft, I can take care. It's less creepy than those screamers out there. I can deal with this" he chuckled

"Well I'm glad this isn't bothering you too much," Nina said with a knowing (but not patronizing) smile, now almost half-way done. To further distract him, she decided to change the subject a bit. "So, what do you think of this group we're suddenly part of? They all seem nice so far, to me…..do you think it would be a good idea to stick with them?"

He raised his dark eyebrows a bit before speaking “well i like them. They seem cool” Jez shrugged.
“So, if you were to leave the group but take one with you, who would it be huh?” He asked with a smile, basically asking her who her favorite was

(I gotta work today so I won't be on much, fair warning)
Nina thought for a minute, trying to decide whether to choose based on practicality or personality. "Well….Caelen seems to have plenty of supplies and know the area…..but Valerie also seems capable and nice to be around….and you too of course, you seem like a great fighter and I do like to hang out with people who don't let the bad times get them down." She grinned ruefully, finishing off her work and deftly knotting the surgical thread. "I guess I'm too indecisive to choose. Okay, all done! Hold still while I find some bandage to protect the stitches."

He listened carefully, thinking about what she said, and before he knew it, she was finished stitching him up.
"Well, sounds like I'm your favorite obviously" he says with a flirtatious smirk.
The words played in his head over and over again
"who dont let the bad times get them down"
Was that him? Or did he choose not to show it? He would like to think that was him. Ignoring the bad things that happen to him. But in reality, hes the one crying at the end of the day.
"So, did you do this a lot before this?" He asked, trying to distract himself from his thoughts.
Wasnt it a normal thing to do? Distract oneself from their bad thoughts so they can move forward?
In this place and time, his feelings…they werent important

(sorry for the wait)
Nina heard him try to flirt with her for a second time and did her best to pretend he'd said nothing. She wasn't upset by it—she just had no idea how to respond since she'd never received that kind of attention before.
Not wanting to seem like she'd brushed him off, she listened to his next question and answered readily. "Minor surgery, you mean? Not really, only in a classroom. It wasn't as scary or difficult to do in real life as I was expecting, though. I just hope I can find more textbooks somewhere so I can keep learning and getting better." After a minute, she added, "What about you? Did you learn to fight before or after everything happened?"