The final knot in X's stomach loosened, his worry pushed to the back for now. With a smile he had nodded his greeting, was ready to say something--
--only for those two to start fighting again. Really, this was ridiculous! They were allies; whatever grievances they had, it was more important to shove that to the back burner and work towards the common good. Even if X knew that Zero wouldn't actually shoot Harpuia, even threatening it...
Though hearing Zero's last words made him really wish he hadn't been groggy through that intercom message.
Next time, he'd have to be more careful.
"I think we should, too." X stood straighter, crossing his arms over his chest. "But we're not going to get anywhere if--"
The sound of the door crashing open caused X to whirl around with a wince. It was probably not the best way to turn around, but--
--and that was something black and fast, coming at him.
What the--?!
Claws?! Oh hell, it was leaping straight for him--
Adrenaline and instinct took over as X dropped to the floor like a rock, kicking his legs out in hopes to push back against--whatever it was, maybe to push it to the other end of the hall, give them either a chance to get away or to fight back.
At least to get it away from his companions. To prevent it from hurting either Zero or Harpuia. Protect himself from the initial lunge and protect his friends from getting pounced themselves.
He liked this plan.
Even if his leg burned with agony, and his back wasn't liking his sudden drop to the floor very much.
But...
Was this a patient?!
Or was this something else?! He'd never seen anything like it.
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The final knot in X's stomach loosened, his worry pushed to the back for now. With a smile he had nodded his greeting, was ready to say something--
--only for those two to start fighting again. Really, this was ridiculous! They were allies; whatever grievances they had, it was more important to shove that to the back burner and work towards the common good. Even if X knew that Zero wouldn't actually shoot Harpuia, even threatening it...
Though hearing Zero's last words made him really wish he hadn't been groggy through that intercom message.
Next time, he'd have to be more careful.
"I think we should, too." X stood straighter, crossing his arms over his chest. "But we're not going to get anywhere if--"
The sound of the door crashing open caused X to whirl around with a wince. It was probably not the best way to turn around, but--
--and that was something black and fast, coming at him.
What the--?!
Claws?! Oh hell, it was leaping straight for him--
Adrenaline and instinct took over as X dropped to the floor like a rock, kicking his legs out in hopes to push back against--whatever it was, maybe to push it to the other end of the hall, give them either a chance to get away or to fight back.
At least to get it away from his companions. To prevent it from hurting either Zero or Harpuia. Protect himself from the initial lunge and protect his friends from getting pounced themselves.
He liked this plan.
Even if his leg burned with agony, and his back wasn't liking his sudden drop to the floor very much.
But...
Was this a patient?!
Or was this something else?! He'd never seen anything like it.