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[He's casting indigo eyes up quickly to the sudden shadow wandering nearby.The boy is in a simple, charcoal grey tank top and a pair of black cargo pants. Holmes can no doubt see the darker blue spots of bruising peppering under the edges of his shirt on his torso. His face looks like it's taken a good deal of abuse, a black eye, a once split lip, bruising on his jaw and cheek. The kid must have been beaten within an inch of his life by a few attackers. It's several days old though, before he arrived, but he seems to be healing well enough.
Other than the ball and chain, he may see evidence of rope burn on his wrists. He must have struggled hard enough in it to break skin because he's a little raw.
His brow furrows at the question and there's slight hesitation before he cautiously answers.] ... yeah?
Well, I guess. I mean it felt like only a few hours ago to me.