Tim still being there is almost a surprise- not quite, but nearly and if it had been it would have been a pleasant one.

He eyes up the cut, and then gets busy using soap and water on it. Not having gangrene now doesn't mean it can't get it later. He's not overly gentle about it, but nor is he intentionally rough - efficient sums that one up pretty well.

He is quiet while he works, but it isn't because he isn't (or hasn't been) listening to Tim. It's because he is listening. Listening, taking it as seriously and considering.

"For how many people and at what range?"

Also, unspoken but: Fuck telepathy.