Okay, he's fine with the damage Damon thought with relief.
And then his eyebrows raised.
"Dude!" He replied, horrified Forge suffered something like that. "Now I'm glad I'm a skeptic," he continued in his usual jaded rasp.
And yet, even if he couldn't speak more... his eyes remained on Forge, surveying the hurt that happened to the smaller, dark haired man... his fellow smart guy. "Shit... you didn't deserve that," was all he could say. And his voice remained factual.