[Perhaps if she'd told him to stop, he'd tear his gaze away, but he doesn't, not even as he tries to drag her to his feet. He loosens his grip when she doesn't seem as eager to move (not wanting to hurt her more than anything else), but eventually he gets his feet under him. There's a sway in his step, and perhaps he's leaning on her a little bit more than he'd like to, but he's going to stubbornly ignore it. He's become pretty good at that in the last few years.
76 tenses, freezes up when she starts talking to someone who clearly isn't him, and he realizes that she has a comm in her ear. Only hearing half of the conversation is not exactly comforting, but he's more than aware that she could very easily tell her detail who she is with, and she seems to not be doing that. She seems to be making an excuse to go off with him, and whether that's so she can treat his wounds or continue to press him for his real identity isn't exactly clear.
Knowing Angela, it's likely a bit of both. If he were smart, he'd get her back to the UN soldiers and make a discreet exit. She'll be safe with them, and he's weathered much worse by himself, with no medical assistance.
But despite all of the logical, rational arguments for extricating himself from this situation as soon as possible, the man he used to be cannot in good conscience leave her injured. The way her arm slips around his back to support him is all too familiar, and the invisible fingers in his chest twist again, grabbing at something he tried desperately to bury. He doesn't remember the last time they were this close.
So he focuses on her end of the conversation, trying to fill in the blanks. Sounds like everything is fine, more or less, though he could have told her that from the absence of continued gunfire. He can't tell if her pocketing the earpiece is because she didn't like what they were saying, or if that really is the end of the conversation. He's too paranoid to think they'll leave her alone that easily, and he's already scanning the area for a suitable place they can hole up. 76 starts pulling them both towards a side street. Even if they can't find an evacuated or abandoned building, they can at least get out of the open.]
They won't come looking for you?
[He says that more than a little skeptically. 76 is concerned for himself, sure, but he also doesn't want her seen with him, either.]
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76 tenses, freezes up when she starts talking to someone who clearly isn't him, and he realizes that she has a comm in her ear. Only hearing half of the conversation is not exactly comforting, but he's more than aware that she could very easily tell her detail who she is with, and she seems to not be doing that. She seems to be making an excuse to go off with him, and whether that's so she can treat his wounds or continue to press him for his real identity isn't exactly clear.
Knowing Angela, it's likely a bit of both. If he were smart, he'd get her back to the UN soldiers and make a discreet exit. She'll be safe with them, and he's weathered much worse by himself, with no medical assistance.
But despite all of the logical, rational arguments for extricating himself from this situation as soon as possible, the man he used to be cannot in good conscience leave her injured. The way her arm slips around his back to support him is all too familiar, and the invisible fingers in his chest twist again, grabbing at something he tried desperately to bury. He doesn't remember the last time they were this close.
So he focuses on her end of the conversation, trying to fill in the blanks. Sounds like everything is fine, more or less, though he could have told her that from the absence of continued gunfire. He can't tell if her pocketing the earpiece is because she didn't like what they were saying, or if that really is the end of the conversation. He's too paranoid to think they'll leave her alone that easily, and he's already scanning the area for a suitable place they can hole up. 76 starts pulling them both towards a side street. Even if they can't find an evacuated or abandoned building, they can at least get out of the open.]
They won't come looking for you?
[He says that more than a little skeptically. 76 is concerned for himself, sure, but he also doesn't want her seen with him, either.]