[ For a second, he thinks they might have to change tack and come at this from a different angle — after that initial movement it doesn't feel as though Bucciarati is going to budge any further — until with very little warning, everything happens all at once. His grip around Bucciarati's midsection tightens where Moody Blues' goes entirely lax, and very quickly his entire centre of gravity shifts.
Behind him, he feels that odd sensation of Sticky Fingers' presence being partly there before it vanishes. Sure, he's grateful for the intervention, but he still grimaces and hisses out air through his teeth when his tail bone knocks into a corner of tile. Is it better or worse that he's flat on his back and all but holding Bucciarati to his chest? In any other situation, he'd be mortified, and maybe he still is, but it's mostly outweighed by a concern for the man at present.
There's water in his ears, and he can feel his hair sticking uncomfortably to the side of his face, cold against his warm cheeks. He doesn't dare move, though he lets his arms go slack. Quietly, he breathes out. ]
… you okay?
[ Moody Blues is moving back towards them, Abbacchio already preparing to move Bucciarati with his Stand once he's certain he's not injured in any way. ]
this is not how he wanted to end up in this position
Behind him, he feels that odd sensation of Sticky Fingers' presence being partly there before it vanishes. Sure, he's grateful for the intervention, but he still grimaces and hisses out air through his teeth when his tail bone knocks into a corner of tile. Is it better or worse that he's flat on his back and all but holding Bucciarati to his chest? In any other situation, he'd be mortified, and maybe he still is, but it's mostly outweighed by a concern for the man at present.
There's water in his ears, and he can feel his hair sticking uncomfortably to the side of his face, cold against his warm cheeks. He doesn't dare move, though he lets his arms go slack. Quietly, he breathes out. ]
… you okay?
[ Moody Blues is moving back towards them, Abbacchio already preparing to move Bucciarati with his Stand once he's certain he's not injured in any way. ]