@spiiinninginfinityâ said:Â "Took ya long enough, kid," he snickers, unlit cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth. Ilya was deep in the sewers beneath the city, dragged off by cultists who saw him as a promising hostage to lure Hellboy into their lair. Ilya had put up quite the fight, but he didn't expect for the cultists to have a fucking werewolf who nearly tore his arm off. It lay limp by his side, silver dagger embedded in the wolf's jugular. "You missed the party, John," // let's get some angst started :))
Relief, vexation, and unalleviated trepidation all war with John as he quickly closes the remaining distance between he and Tarasov. Kneeling beside his fellow agent, he merely shakes his head for a moment, his eyes assessing the injured arm, which currently looks as though it would be more at home on a lifeless ragdoll than on a human being. He canât quite find it within himself to proffer a witty rejoinder in response to Tarasovâs; his mind is elsewhere.
âYou made me worry,â John murmurs, though his fear hasnât lifted in full. After all, Tarasovâs arm looks bad, and too much blood has surely been lost already. âWe shouldâve stuck together, instead of you running off.â In the midst of their chaotic surroundings, he had lost sight of Tarasov before heâd even had time to register that the other man was no longer by his side. Then, he speaks into his comm, alerting the others that aidâs required as swiftly as it can possible be dispatched.Â
As tempting as it is to continue on his current â train of thought, â Johnâs concern for Tarasov easily wins out as more important. âCan you feel your arm?â Both potential answers carry negative connotations: if yes, then Tarasov must be in a significant amount of pain, and if no, then something is even more wrong than it appears. He canât help but to rest one of his hands atop the uninjured shoulder as he speaks, still basking for a brief moment in the knowledge that his friend is alive. âOnce I know that, I can take care of it until help gets here.â