You have. Everyone is still intact, and that is enough for us to be able to make sure they can get them home safely.

[ scien has perhaps too objective of a view of things. while he can acknowledge the emotional toll, he's mostly considerate of the fact that factually, no one has permanently died. and that is enough to be able to make this survivable. they have not lost anything that they couldn't fix.

but once he's done cleaning the stitches, he'll pause ]

I can apply a local numbing agent to the areas where I need to redo your stitches. Do you accept?

[ agency!!! ]