[And you expected him to heed that??]

[Akira is quick to duck under him, sitting on the stairs and reaching out to offer for him to settle for a moment.] Okay. Is-- is the bullet still there? I can clean it, I can bandage it, but I don't know if I can take out a bullet. [He's rattling, he's so clearly spooked, but his tone is even and apart from taking short, shallow breaths he's remarkably calm.]