[ Ted knows that look: He's being sized up, and that's just fine with him. He gets it a lot. And he's going to have to get used to getting it more now that he's here, he's sure of it.
In the end, all that matters is that despite whatever assumptions might've been made by the other man in the past ten seconds or so, Ted's being given a chance to do something. He appreciates it.
He looks Eliot over, performing his own quick evaluation β standard practice after a player goes down too hard, and after years of coaching, Ted's pretty confident in knowing what he's looking for.
But first: ] Gesundheit.
[ He grins, pleased with himself, and waves a hand as if dismissing his own silly joke. ]
Just kiddin'. I've popped a joint or two back into place in my time β can I ask how you hurt it? Just wanna make sure there's no chance it's broken.
eliot!!
In the end, all that matters is that despite whatever assumptions might've been made by the other man in the past ten seconds or so, Ted's being given a chance to do something. He appreciates it.
He looks Eliot over, performing his own quick evaluation β standard practice after a player goes down too hard, and after years of coaching, Ted's pretty confident in knowing what he's looking for.
But first: ] Gesundheit.
[ He grins, pleased with himself, and waves a hand as if dismissing his own silly joke. ]
Just kiddin'. I've popped a joint or two back into place in my time β can I ask how you hurt it? Just wanna make sure there's no chance it's broken.