[Stephen's gaze flicks somewhat distrustfully between Gabriel and the areas he's pointing out when the other man comes closer.]
Hmm.
[That's as much confirmation as Gabriel (or John) will get for a moment as Stephen leans in to look closely, comparing what he sees now with his mental image of how things had been before he had operated...and with his mental image of how it should look.
He can't decide if he's more relieved or annoyed that he's not finding anything wrong.]
I see that. It.... [SIGH.] It looks better than it did.
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Hmm.
[That's as much confirmation as Gabriel (or John) will get for a moment as Stephen leans in to look closely, comparing what he sees now with his mental image of how things had been before he had operated...and with his mental image of how it should look.
He can't decide if he's more relieved or annoyed that he's not finding anything wrong.]
I see that. It.... [SIGH.] It looks better than it did.