I don't need to be kind to the armies of night

[apothegm]

That had been a long, long drop. He never actually felt the water at the end of the icy plunge, as unexpected a sensation as the sun-warmed stones beneath his back, and as thoroughly welcome as the lack of an enraged, criminal mastermind in his grip. Flailing his way upright was a terrible mistake– the rest of the intact sutures in his shoulder neatly pop, and though still half frozen, that is not a pleasant sensation at all.

It won't take him long to find the helpful, welcoming instructions of the place, the how-to's and cheery pamphlets. Is he dead? All his numerous aches say otherwise.

Satisfied at present with the oddness of his situation, and that his surroundings seem to be going nowhere in a hurry, he'll offer up his question, "How far have you gone, to commit an act of vengeance?"

After a beat, as Holmes shoves the heel of his palm against his fine, if bedraggled dress coat, coming away with a smear of red:

"...and is there a doctor in residence?"

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[chiaro_oscuro]

Ben's...not exactly comfortable with the first question. Vindictiveness has always been one of his most prominent negative character traits, that and his nasty temper. He has a better handle on them now, but that doesn't mean they aren't there. He's been reminded of that in the Nexus a couple times. Improvement is a process.

That, and the fact that the other man's visibly injured is a more immediate concern for him. "Yes. There are a few places to go for medical care - the clinic and Healing Hands, both in the downtown area. How serious is it?" It's hard to tell, since Ben can't see the wound, only the blood on the stranger's hand. But the sight of red is enough. "You should have that looked at."

Ben considers offering to try and heal the wound, but he's still a little cautious. The only time he used Force healing on a person, he died - but this man is in good enough condition to at least stand and walk, and Ben himself is in much better health. He decides to at least ask. It would be the right thing to do.

"If you like, I can fix that for you, at least some of it. I'm not a doctor, but I have a few tricks of my own." He offers a hand. "You can call me Ben."