Blood on her hands. His blood. Warm and slick between fingers, leaving a thick layer that spoke volumes to the severity of the injury. Panic nipped at the fringes of her focus as she managed to finish the bandage. It was perfect timing, with Reno pushing Rufus' hand on the wound to maintain pressure.
"Ah. Fuck." Since censorship was out the window, Elena might as well join in on the frantic vulgarity. "That's not going to last. We need to get him somewhere so I can find what's bleeding and stop it."
At the sound of the cough her attention, which had been on the wound, the blood, Reno's hand pushing Rufus' against the makeshift bandage, moved to Rufus. The panic monster grew louder, growling and snarling in the back of her mind. They were going to lose him. She was going to have failed him.
"J-just hold on, Rufus." Formalities are forgotten. She's half in the city, half out. "We can fix this. I just need my needle and thread and a clean table. You'll be just fine."
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"Ah. Fuck." Since censorship was out the window, Elena might as well join in on the frantic vulgarity. "That's not going to last. We need to get him somewhere so I can find what's bleeding and stop it."
At the sound of the cough her attention, which had been on the wound, the blood, Reno's hand pushing Rufus' against the makeshift bandage, moved to Rufus. The panic monster grew louder, growling and snarling in the back of her mind. They were going to lose him. She was going to have failed him.
"J-just hold on, Rufus." Formalities are forgotten. She's half in the city, half out. "We can fix this. I just need my needle and thread and a clean table. You'll be just fine."