Alexis didn't look a hundred percent reassured, bu certainly more than she had been a few minutes ago. The distraction helped, or at least kept her thinking rather than spinning out fanciful, grotesque theories and potential scenarios. "Somewhere between five and six liters," she answered grudgingly, for the first time really having an appreciation for just how much blood that was. Especially if it were spill-- no, bad Alexis. Stop thinking about it.

"On average, at least. It's mostly plasma and red blood cells, but there's white blood cells and platelets too. They keep everything clotting unless you're a hemophiliac or something."

When in doubt, ramble about science.