[The shirt under his hand feels dry, and not dry after being soaked with blood, either, he reflects. His voice is thin, drawn tense with the effort of keeping his eyes closed despite a certainty that people are there, threatening them, lunging at them, about to strike.
He's not really losing his mind, is he? He's seeing things. His head still aches, and he feels as if he's thinking through knee-deep water, but Gojyo is hurt, that's true. He's asking Hakkai's help; it must be bad. If Hakkai had hit him directly with that chi attack, it is bad. Even a glancing blow is going to be a nasty injury; he swallows.
(And Gojyo's staying right where he is, leaning back against a tree, as if for support....)]
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[The shirt under his hand feels dry, and not dry after being soaked with blood, either, he reflects. His voice is thin, drawn tense with the effort of keeping his eyes closed despite a certainty that people are there, threatening them, lunging at them, about to strike.
He's not really losing his mind, is he? He's seeing things. His head still aches, and he feels as if he's thinking through knee-deep water, but Gojyo is hurt, that's true. He's asking Hakkai's help; it must be bad. If Hakkai had hit him directly with that chi attack, it is bad. Even a glancing blow is going to be a nasty injury; he swallows.
(And Gojyo's staying right where he is, leaning back against a tree, as if for support....)]
How bad is it?