[ There's a note in the underlying tone there even he doesn't expect, a little too serious for the joke he's attempting to make. He can't do anything about it except push past it by rising to his feet with a dutiful nod. ]
I'll be right back.
[ True to his word, it doesn't take long. Jaune is up and down the stairs in less than ten minutes, returning with freshly scrubbed hands, a pair of eyebrow tweezers and a clean towel to catch splinters and further blood with...as well as a cozy looking white and red robe slung over one arm and a mug of cool water in his other hand. ]
Thanks for waiting.
[ He busies himself laying most of his burdens out on a nearby low end table that he then casually lifts up whole to set beside her knee. The robe he puts on the other side of her lap, not really thinking they're in a 'helping her get into a robe' stage of their acquaintanceship, and the mug is positioned within easy reach beside the splinter removal tools he brought. Once it's all settled, he kneels down in front of her again, ready to offer her his hands when she asks for them. ]
The robe is in case you're cold, and the water is - well, in case you're thirsty. [ He laughs lightly at himself. ] Not much else water is for, right?
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[ There's a note in the underlying tone there even he doesn't expect, a little too serious for the joke he's attempting to make. He can't do anything about it except push past it by rising to his feet with a dutiful nod. ]
I'll be right back.
[ True to his word, it doesn't take long. Jaune is up and down the stairs in less than ten minutes, returning with freshly scrubbed hands, a pair of eyebrow tweezers and a clean towel to catch splinters and further blood with...as well as a cozy looking white and red robe slung over one arm and a mug of cool water in his other hand. ]
Thanks for waiting.
[ He busies himself laying most of his burdens out on a nearby low end table that he then casually lifts up whole to set beside her knee. The robe he puts on the other side of her lap, not really thinking they're in a 'helping her get into a robe' stage of their acquaintanceship, and the mug is positioned within easy reach beside the splinter removal tools he brought. Once it's all settled, he kneels down in front of her again, ready to offer her his hands when she asks for them. ]
The robe is in case you're cold, and the water is - well, in case you're thirsty. [ He laughs lightly at himself. ] Not much else water is for, right?