"I didn't know Cosima had medical training."

Though should that be the case, it wouldn't necessarily surprise him. Research contains multitudes, almost as a rule.

"It wasn't a clean break," is a very glossy summation of the event. "But maybe. The next time there is some quiet."

His thumb rubs back and forth under Tabouret's upturned jaw.

"It isn't much of an inconvenience now. Better when I remember to carry a heated stone in my pocket."