[He repeats the word quietly. The marks aren't even half of what he's been through - the ring healed the rest but he remembers those, too. The day he got them, who inflicted the wounds, everything. McCoy knowing... hurts less than Kyle thought it would. He exhales quietly, and then grins sheepishly at the doctor when he mentions the ribs, giving a 'what can you do' shrug.]
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[He repeats the word quietly. The marks aren't even half of what he's been through - the ring healed the rest but he remembers those, too. The day he got them, who inflicted the wounds, everything. McCoy knowing... hurts less than Kyle thought it would. He exhales quietly, and then grins sheepishly at the doctor when he mentions the ribs, giving a 'what can you do' shrug.]