[Alex sure isn't going to make it any more of an open topic than it has to be. If they're ever talking about it again, it's not going to be right now, so he shuts down that entire topic of thought and focuses on holding pressure, which is one little thing he can do. Probably.]
[He catches Erik's eye, though, because some things are instinctive. You learn to read each other in a combat situation. If you don't, you die. So he turns to Charles and starts yelling at him, because that's the first thing he can think of to do.]
Which he's going to use to keep you from bleeding to death like an idiot.
[Look, he's honest. And broadcasting. Pay attention to me. Look at me. He knows Erik can handle this, and Charles would know it too if he wasn't delirious from blood loss. Don't ask questions. Look at me.]
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[He catches Erik's eye, though, because some things are instinctive. You learn to read each other in a combat situation. If you don't, you die. So he turns to Charles and starts yelling at him, because that's the first thing he can think of to do.]
Which he's going to use to keep you from bleeding to death like an idiot.
[Look, he's honest. And broadcasting. Pay attention to me. Look at me. He knows Erik can handle this, and Charles would know it too if he wasn't delirious from blood loss. Don't ask questions. Look at me.]
You didn't answer my question.