*can't help huddling a little (no girl's ever too old to refuse a strong young man's arm around her, especially on a night like this one) (even if she'd rather you were her nephew)* *thinly* I'm okay. *thick pause* That boy's gone and blacked-out Jackie Lee's eyes again. Bloodied his nose but good. *shudders again* I've not seen a fight so close in a long time. Never seen Jackie like that before, either. *and a longer pause* *even more quietly* Scared me to death.