@amancalledboy said : “Does it still hurt?” asked Max as he pointed to Ethan's black bloody finger stumps.
at first, ethan doesn't know what max is referring to, his attention focused elsewhere. however, once he glances over at him and sees where he's pointing, he understands perfectly. for a moment, he is quiet, gaze flickering down to his hands : the right one, completely blackened, and the left one with its missing fingers, bloodied and partially black as well. the result of the lycans' attack and the mold's takeover.
slowly, he shakes his head ; it's the truth, too. it doesn't hurt, not anymore. the mold makes sure that the old injury doesn't hurt, and the entity makes sure that the mold doesn't spread. quite the arrangement, actually. if it wasn't so fucking traumatic, it would be almost ideal.
“ nah, i don't even feel it anymore. ” a shrug, followed by, “ it hurt like a bitch when i lost them, though. contrary to what you might think, it wasn't the mold that took these. it was a monster in the village called a lycan ; it bit them when i was trying to fight it off. ” ethan pauses. how does he best explain exactly what a lycan is to max? “ they're kind of like ... kinda like werewolves. y'know, like in horror movies and shit. ”