[well, he'd left his hand there in case his guest might want it. he just hadn't been expecting it to get snatched up so soon.
so his fingers flinch a little and his eyes pop back open and he turns his head to see what the other man is doing... not that he cares for long, with the attention warming all the nerves on the back of his hand. he's very okay with watching someone examine his hand, especially someone as pleasant to look at as his friend.
Tonic does have one very nice hand. up close, there are lots of little scars on his knuckles from accidents with knives and experiments he really shouldn't have gotten on his fingers, but most of them seem old, healed-over and soft now that Tonic only has one good hand to take care of. his nails are very shiny, like black beetles... except for one, which is glittered with the same flakes that are around his eyes.]
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so his fingers flinch a little and his eyes pop back open and he turns his head to see what the other man is doing... not that he cares for long, with the attention warming all the nerves on the back of his hand. he's very okay with watching someone examine his hand, especially someone as pleasant to look at as his friend.
Tonic does have one very nice hand. up close, there are lots of little scars on his knuckles from accidents with knives and experiments he really shouldn't have gotten on his fingers, but most of them seem old, healed-over and soft now that Tonic only has one good hand to take care of. his nails are very shiny, like black beetles... except for one, which is glittered with the same flakes that are around his eyes.]