[ andy is, obviously, oblivious to kovacs's struggles, because she is dead. unbeknownst to him, it is just a temporary death, one he inadvertently helps speed along when he pulls the knife out before her body does it for her. ]
[ the blade dug in deep for such a small weapon, and so the healing starts internally first, her throat and veins closing up inside, the tissue reattaching, re-growing. the bleeding slows, whether or not he notices, thinning out into a trickle. after a few more moments her eyes shift, the light returning and pupils flickering back to life even if she isn't wholly conscious of what's happened yet. her lungs pull in a small tuft of wheezy air, and the hole in her neck starts to shrink. ]
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[ the blade dug in deep for such a small weapon, and so the healing starts internally first, her throat and veins closing up inside, the tissue reattaching, re-growing. the bleeding slows, whether or not he notices, thinning out into a trickle. after a few more moments her eyes shift, the light returning and pupils flickering back to life even if she isn't wholly conscious of what's happened yet. her lungs pull in a small tuft of wheezy air, and the hole in her neck starts to shrink. ]