[It likely says something about the state of mind he's been in when that's what gets him to actually realize that yes, in fact, he did, and he's still bleeding a bit from it; he reaches up with his free hand, vaguely thankful that he's barehanded today, and sure enough his fingertips come away red, and right, well.]
...It's nothing to worry about, anyway; I wasn't expecting quite that much shrapnel the first time.
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[It likely says something about the state of mind he's been in when that's what gets him to actually realize that yes, in fact, he did, and he's still bleeding a bit from it; he reaches up with his free hand, vaguely thankful that he's barehanded today, and sure enough his fingertips come away red, and right, well.]
...It's nothing to worry about, anyway; I wasn't expecting quite that much shrapnel the first time.