[ This was hardly the first time she had him drop by. It was the rare few, opting to meet in public first under the guise of civilian clothes – but, Ann knew he was in town somewhat so she at least had half a mind to expect him. Just... not like this. The suit she can handle, but the sudden apprehension she feels when she didn't get even a warning text her way? Something feels off when she hears a knock on the balcony door and now, more than ever, she was glad to be alone.

There were days she missed having her apartment have life – her mom nearly burning the house down or her dad catching up on a TV show... but they were too obsessed with work to stick around for long. Ann was glad they were out of town this time.

There's no real fear when she gets to the balcony's glass door – no one else was capable of making the climb but when she sees him – she nearly shatters glass with how hard she rushed him in. ]

Holy shit! Are you – !? No, stupid friggin' question, you're not okay — what – tell me what happened – wait.

[ And, yeah sorry, motormouth over here was immediately scooping his arm up carefully to lead him in? Hello, to the bathroom they go where the first aid kit is. ]

Do I need to – like call someone?! [ She's freaking out, but he doesn't need that. ] Forget explaining, just – tell me you're at least a 4 on the 'OK' scale. We can work with that.