>Having a strong sense of smell does have its drawbacks sometimes...
>"Sure."
>Follow the doctor's orders.
>Thankfully being perceptive does not necessarily mean being inundated by every scent that passed your way, despite what some people might assume. That being said, there
has been the occasional smell in your life you probably could have done without being able to pick up on. This is fairly mild on the scale of unpleasantness, at least.
>You turn to better expose your shoulder as Minoriko dips her fingers into the concoction.
>"I'll try to be gentle," she says, then starts to spread the paste over your wound. She applies only a light pressure, but every brush against your shoulder is magnified into pain just the same. Perhaps a little better than when you first were injured, but not by a great deal. You do your best not to grimace and are largely successful in this, although you do draw in breath sharply enough at one point to make Minoriko pause. You can practically feel her concerned frown on you without even having to look. The paste feels cold and slimy against your skin, but not otherwise unpleasant. In fact, it's just a little bit soothing. Soon enough (or not soon enough at all, depending on your perspective) she finishes coating the entirety of the wound. It still burns, but you think it may be ever so slightly improved already. Or perhaps that's just wishful thinking.
>"There," she says once she finishes. "Just let that stand for a bit. I'm sure you'll heal from this just fine, but that should help the pain a little."
