Auri secured the last knot on the bandage, his fingers steady despite the hurried patch job. The gauze was barely enough to staunch the bleeding, but it would hold. For now.
The man winced, his gaze dropping to the bandage wrapped around his side. "Inconsistent pressure. This knot lacks both elegance and endurance. Were you trained by scribes or shepherds?"
Auri rolled his eyes. "Wow, sorry. My support build isn't optimized for high-crit elegance. But don't worry. Next time, I'll try to fold the bandage into a UI mockup to match your aesthetic standards."
"... Fold it... into a what?"
"Never mind. Even if I explain it to you, you wouldn't understand."
The man gave him a flat look. "I'm unsure if that's a figure of speech or you're just mocking me."
"Welcome to modern sarcasm," Auri said. "Keep up."
