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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca eyed the medicine with a frown but took it from Aries anyway. "Well, when you say it like that..." he commented then downed the medicine in one swallow. It sent a shiver down his spine at the awful taste and he made a noise as he set the cup aside. "God... disgusting," he muttered. Since he was already partially up, Luca forced his body to move the rest of the way. Once he was sitting, he started undressing. The jacket got tossed aside, then he worked on the straps to the vest that he'd bought and filled with weapons. <br/>
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Once he was free of that and set it down on the floor, he tugged his shirt up over the back of his head and flung it off as well. Finally, he kicked off his boots, then lay back against the pillows. "That's better," he said with a contented sigh. He looked over at Aries and bit his lip lightly. "Are you..." he falted for a moment, but pressed on quickly, "Are you alright? Did Alex... hurt you?" Luca managed to keep his tone level as he breached the subject. He had a feeling he knew the answers already, yet he wanted to hear it. Maybe, just maybe, he could get Aries to believe in something better than punishment, pain and 'repenting'. He had nothing to repent for as far as Luca was concerned. Of everthing and everyone Luca had ever met, Aries was one of few that didn't desreved any of that.</span>