Yes, and at knowing their audience. Christmas would not have meant much to us at all, any more than any other day. But invoking it would have the power to sway a lot of people. Especially ones who would not be able to be with their families for it, because of the war. Hold your hand still now, please.

[Not that he hadn't been before, but she's used to having to do something similar while dealing with Alucard — short declarative sentences that are as much to give him warning about what she's doing as to actually assist her in doing them. Much like with the ankle, the wrist brace gets fitted in pieces, more carefully than the other because the damage is so much worse, and comparatively more delicate to address.]

Is that snug, or is it pressing uncomfortably anywhere?