[ Thankyou, anon! Yeah, I initially had like everything written as Tallow speaks, but I’ve sort of come to realise that that was far too slow-paced and clunky to read. Splitting up all your contractions like that has too great an impact on the flow of the words. 

He still speaks like that, partially just because I mean why not, it’s kinda funny and he’s a bit like Commander Data that way, but his speech tends to more archaic structures and he makes much less of an effort to mimic other people and adapt his speech patterns. But yeah, thank you!! ]

“I would say that you fell, but...” he trailed off, kneeling beside the fallen woman. “Judging by the sheer amount of bruising you are adorned with, I think that perhaps it would be a terrific understatement.”

“Try not to get up just yet. You have sustained a particularly awful blow to the temple.” Tallow spoke from a few feet away, not really sure if the semi-conscious fellow could even understand him.