Injuries are trauma. Triggers a response for your body to fix it, yeah? But things like being nearsighted, or having some kind of defect-- it's different. Bodies don't have a response to fix an eye that's shaped a little wrong the same way they have one to scab over a wound or attack an infection.
[He shrugs slightly, adjusts his glasses to try to see around the damaged area a little better.]
We've got surgeries that can fix eyesight, in all fairness, I just- couldn't afford that.
It's more advanced where you come from. Don't worry about it. Besides, apparently the health benefits here are pretty good.
[He's not sure what counts as some kind of reassuring gesture for turians-- so Ryan just reaches for one of his hands, keeping hold of it for a couple moments before he lets go again.
With that, he nudges himself to his feet. Okay, balance isn't awful, he feels kind of shaky, thank god he doesn't quite feel like he's gonna be sick; he might be fine.]
...I think I'm good? No promises about making it the whole way. --god, the lights are gonna be on, definitely no promises.
[Hand-holding. That always seems intimate for humans... but Garrus knows by now not to consider that the way Ryan means something. It's probably meant to be an encouraging gesture or something.]
We'll go nice and slow. And if I have to pick you up, all I require is enough of a warning so I can set you down and you can get sick on the wall or floor, not on me.
[Garrus grabs the water before starting to keep pace with Ryan.]
[But it's not a possibility he's discounting completely, either. Ryan manages to make it to the door just fine, a little uneasy on his feet-- when he opens the door, though, the brighter light gets a groan out of him as he reaches up with one arm to cover his eyes.]
God, I need sunglasses for this shit--
[He at least doesn't give up, feeling for the doorframe with his free hand and stumbling blindly out of the room. Then he pauses, leaning against the wall while he shifts his arm from covering his eyes to shading them, trying to let himself adjust instead of just dealing with it head-on.]
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[He shrugs slightly, adjusts his glasses to try to see around the damaged area a little better.]
We've got surgeries that can fix eyesight, in all fairness, I just- couldn't afford that.
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[He feels a little stupid now.]
Lot of stuff I sorta... take for granted. Forget that... Yeah. How are you... You need a hand with walking? Or...
[Make that very stupid.]
I don't know.
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[He's not sure what counts as some kind of reassuring gesture for turians-- so Ryan just reaches for one of his hands, keeping hold of it for a couple moments before he lets go again.
With that, he nudges himself to his feet. Okay, balance isn't awful, he feels kind of shaky, thank god he doesn't quite feel like he's gonna be sick; he might be fine.]
...I think I'm good? No promises about making it the whole way. --god, the lights are gonna be on, definitely no promises.
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We'll go nice and slow. And if I have to pick you up, all I require is enough of a warning so I can set you down and you can get sick on the wall or floor, not on me.
[Garrus grabs the water before starting to keep pace with Ryan.]
Just keep it easy.
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[But it's not a possibility he's discounting completely, either. Ryan manages to make it to the door just fine, a little uneasy on his feet-- when he opens the door, though, the brighter light gets a groan out of him as he reaches up with one arm to cover his eyes.]
God, I need sunglasses for this shit--
[He at least doesn't give up, feeling for the doorframe with his free hand and stumbling blindly out of the room. Then he pauses, leaning against the wall while he shifts his arm from covering his eyes to shading them, trying to let himself adjust instead of just dealing with it head-on.]