It might never recover. I'll be without dignity for the rest of my life.
[Still, he does manage to get himself up off the seats, and shrugs a little bit stiffly out of his coat. At least the shirt underneath doesn't stick to the burns under it - wait, does this mean he's the first to strip...? In any case it's a good thing he opted to dress comfortably to blend in better in his wife's home, a full suit would've been too many layers. He kneels, carefully, with his back turned towards Vita.]
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[Still, he does manage to get himself up off the seats, and shrugs a little bit stiffly out of his coat. At least the shirt underneath doesn't stick to the burns under it - wait, does this mean he's the first to strip...? In any case it's a good thing he opted to dress comfortably to blend in better in his wife's home, a full suit would've been too many layers. He kneels, carefully, with his back turned towards Vita.]
Okay, how bad is it?