"Bahorel? Oh yes, he's an excellent friend! We came over on more or less the same diligence, hah. How did you meet?" ...Not in some way that introduced Hal to the infirmary earlier, so probably a good thing, right?
Joly follows the line of Hal's stare. "It's a scanner. "It can see the bones, under the surface, and look for breaks and cracks. That one's for the head and body. This is another, and I'll use it on your wrist. You see? I turn it on, and these lights come on--" He moves the scanner carefully over the length of Hal's forearm "- and if you look at this screen--I'll show you in a moment-- you can see the bones yourself and--ah, yes, you've a small fracture. Well, that needn't be a great difficulty here! Keep that arm still."
The wrist brace he brings over may at least look identifiable to Hal. "I'll set that straight, and then heal the bone--I've done this before, it takes a few minutes, but I hope you've the time!"
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Joly follows the line of Hal's stare. "It's a scanner. "It can see the bones, under the surface, and look for breaks and cracks. That one's for the head and body. This is another, and I'll use it on your wrist. You see? I turn it on, and these lights come on--" He moves the scanner carefully over the length of Hal's forearm "- and if you look at this screen--I'll show you in a moment-- you can see the bones yourself and--ah, yes, you've a small fracture. Well, that needn't be a great difficulty here! Keep that arm still."
The wrist brace he brings over may at least look identifiable to Hal. "I'll set that straight, and then heal the bone--I've done this before, it takes a few minutes, but I hope you've the time!"