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Question: Matt's abilities

[(Anonymous)]

Would he be able to tell where somebody was injured? Either exactly or at least a general 'that person must be bleeding somewhere on their upper body'? Or would he just know that somebody had an injury? Also: would he be able to tell if somebody has more than one (minor) wound?

Has there perhaps ever been something in the comics about it (though I'm guessing there would be a certain amount of abilities as the plot demands going on...) Or has anybody any thoughts about it?
I'm thinking not of fresh injuries but the day after with everything already cleaned and stitched up if that makes a difference.

Re: Question: Matt's abilities

[(Anonymous)]

Assuming he's at least at arm's length and not specifically looking for injuries: personally, I would think that he could smell the antiseptic and blood of recent-ish minor wounds and infer that someone was injured, but not with certainty, and not /exactly/ where. With stitches, he might be able to hear the way clothing catches on them (or on the bandage covering them), and that would certainly pinpoint them.

The better he knows the person, the more likely I think it would be that he could tell that something was wrong and be able to figure out the specifics a little better. With Foggy, for instance, if he had a torso injury that made deep breaths uncomfortable, Matt would certainly notice that he was breathing a bit more shallowly that usual, or he could pick up slight differences in he gait, but with someone he doesn't have a "default" for, it would be harder for him to know what was outside of their normal.

Re: Question: Matt's abilities

[(Anonymous)]

SA

Just had to say: ugh, typos

I'll spend the next couple of hours obsessing over my inability to edit that comment. :(

Re: Question: Matt's abilities

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks! That's mostly what I would have assumed as well though I didn't think of the fact that it would make a difference if he knew somebody better.

Re: Question: Matt's abilities

[lamashtar]

His radar is pretty good x-ray vision. Also heat would change for open wounds.