[ Gabriel stares back at them shamelessly, looking unimpressed.
But that changes immediately once Stephen actually lights up the structures in John's head. He'd thought this would be some vague magic BS, but his eyes widen in wonder as he looks at all the things he could just feel before. The obnoxious tone that had been in his voice is entirely gone when he speaks now. ]
See how the brain's not in danger of pressing against the back of the skull anymore? And I restored blood flow here and here, where there had been bruising. Oh, a small spot over here, too. I just had to un-crimp a couple blood vessels and it was fine again.
[ Gabriel can't exactly put his hands through John's skull (well, he could but he's sworn off that lately), but he is pointing as much as he can at the spots he's talking about. Stephen will find that John's brain is still slightly swollen, but otherwise it's nearly impossible to tell anything happened to it at all. ]
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But that changes immediately once Stephen actually lights up the structures in John's head. He'd thought this would be some vague magic BS, but his eyes widen in wonder as he looks at all the things he could just feel before. The obnoxious tone that had been in his voice is entirely gone when he speaks now. ]
See how the brain's not in danger of pressing against the back of the skull anymore? And I restored blood flow here and here, where there had been bruising. Oh, a small spot over here, too. I just had to un-crimp a couple blood vessels and it was fine again.
[ Gabriel can't exactly put his hands through John's skull (well, he could but he's sworn off that lately), but he is pointing as much as he can at the spots he's talking about. Stephen will find that John's brain is still slightly swollen, but otherwise it's nearly impossible to tell anything happened to it at all. ]