[ It goes against every instinct to let someone else put themselves between him and harms way. Even among his fellow superheroes about the only ones he feels comfortable standing behind are Kon and Cassie and that was because they were both nearly indestructible, with Kon, in particular, being the teams brick shithouse that regularly used himself as a human shield for his friends. But Shuichi was the one with a weapon and he knows when to let someone else take point.
And as that decaying hand creeping toward them suddenly pulls back when it's merely nicked by the katana he feels a faint swell of hope, that's immediately crushed by the other boy's wavering voice and uncertainty. ]
That's okay.
[ Putting a hand lightly on Shuichi's shoulder, he tries to talk as calmly as he knows how, hoping it would be assuring, despite the fact that it's such an unpracticed tone coming from him that anyone familiar with him would probably see it for the alarming sign of just how worried he actually was.
It wasn't so much worry over himself, dealing with getting himself out of this kind of situation might have been a pain but he'd been in worse spots. Lately though, he hadn't had what he considered a good track record of keeping others safe on his own. And without his powers or even any useful magic, he was pretty much useless in this situation, which meant all he could do to help them out of this was to think, strategize. Not really skills anyone considered him to be known for or good at.
Still, it was probably better to at least sound like he knew what he was talking about, and assure the other kid that they will get out of this okay. So he tries to channel his best Tim voice.]
It's just one, and it looks like your sword can still hurt it, so maybe if we just back off [ With his hand still on his shoulder, Impulse cautiously takes a step back and tries to pull Shuichi with him away from the creature. ], it will stay back far enough for us to make a run for it and we can regroup with some of the others.
[ And with that knock on wood, voices and footsteps draw closer from behind them. Looking back, while he can't see them yet, it's still clear they're heading their way, and with the luck their groups has been having in this situation, he's willing to bet it's not the sound of the cavalry coming to help. ]
Grife.
[ There goes their exit. Okay, new plan! New probably even worse plan! ]
Okay. That's still okay. The guys in the masks aren't a problem for me, so...[ So, what? Just leave him here to deal with the monster he doesn't know if he can handle, while he plays hero? What else was there to do? Why couldn't Cassie or Tim be here, or Anita or even Kon? Any of them would know exactly what to do. ] so if they come this way I can deal with them, and make us an exit. Do you think you could hold this thing off, or would you rather try and break through them together, see if they take care of the creepy laundry pile for us?
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And as that decaying hand creeping toward them suddenly pulls back when it's merely nicked by the katana he feels a faint swell of hope, that's immediately crushed by the other boy's wavering voice and uncertainty. ]
That's okay.
[ Putting a hand lightly on Shuichi's shoulder, he tries to talk as calmly as he knows how, hoping it would be assuring, despite the fact that it's such an unpracticed tone coming from him that anyone familiar with him would probably see it for the alarming sign of just how worried he actually was.
It wasn't so much worry over himself, dealing with getting himself out of this kind of situation might have been a pain but he'd been in worse spots. Lately though, he hadn't had what he considered a good track record of keeping others safe on his own. And without his powers or even any useful magic, he was pretty much useless in this situation, which meant all he could do to help them out of this was to think, strategize. Not really skills anyone considered him to be known for or good at.
Still, it was probably better to at least sound like he knew what he was talking about, and assure the other kid that they will get out of this okay. So he tries to channel his best Tim voice.]
It's just one, and it looks like your sword can still hurt it, so maybe if we just back off [ With his hand still on his shoulder, Impulse cautiously takes a step back and tries to pull Shuichi with him away from the creature. ], it will stay back far enough for us to make a run for it and we can regroup with some of the others.
[ And with that knock on wood, voices and footsteps draw closer from behind them. Looking back, while he can't see them yet, it's still clear they're heading their way, and with the luck their groups has been having in this situation, he's willing to bet it's not the sound of the cavalry coming to help. ]
Grife.
[ There goes their exit. Okay, new plan! New probably even worse plan! ]
Okay. That's still okay. The guys in the masks aren't a problem for me, so...[ So, what? Just leave him here to deal with the monster he doesn't know if he can handle, while he plays hero? What else was there to do? Why couldn't Cassie or Tim be here, or Anita or even Kon? Any of them would know exactly what to do. ] so if they come this way I can deal with them, and make us an exit. Do you think you could hold this thing off, or would you rather try and break through them together, see if they take care of the creepy laundry pile for us?