"I think we're almost good. Are the nerves linked up okay? Can you feel it when I do this?"

Peter puts the tool he was using down on the work tray and taking both hands, he runs an index finger along each side of his jaw.

It's not a particularly tender gesture, but it's at least a gentle one. It's very much a "does it hurt when I bend it like this?" medical touch. Clinical, but...gentle.