Carolina knew trauma when she saw it. She'd fought the Insurrectionists and she'd fought the Covenant, and given the blood on the girl's clothes, she had little doubt shock had set in. Given how withdrawn into herself the child was (and there was no disputing that this was a child, a young girl, surely no older than Carolina had been when she'd enlisted right out of high school) the space marine doubted that Shirley had even noticed her approach.
At least Carolina was clearly human, even if her armor was ridiculously aqua blue (particularly for someone in the Redsworn - though not for lack of trying on the part of the armorers), and bulky beside. But she moved forwards with little effort in spite of it.
Expression closed off as she moved, eyeing the sword lying across the girl's lap -- as out of place with her as the girl looked with blood on her clothing -- she extended her hand to offer a waterskin.
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Carolina knew trauma when she saw it. She'd fought the Insurrectionists and she'd fought the Covenant, and given the blood on the girl's clothes, she had little doubt shock had set in. Given how withdrawn into herself the child was (and there was no disputing that this was a child, a young girl, surely no older than Carolina had been when she'd enlisted right out of high school) the space marine doubted that Shirley had even noticed her approach.
At least Carolina was clearly human, even if her armor was ridiculously aqua blue (particularly for someone in the Redsworn - though not for lack of trying on the part of the armorers), and bulky beside. But she moved forwards with little effort in spite of it.
Expression closed off as she moved, eyeing the sword lying across the girl's lap -- as out of place with her as the girl looked with blood on her clothing -- she extended her hand to offer a waterskin.
"Here. It's safe to drink."