[ Wash snarls at the knee in his back, desperately trying to toss the offending weight off but not prescient enough to do so properly. And with only one arm, which he's bending up to try and get more leverage... which exposes his wrist for her, she just needs to grab it.
It takes a hot minute from when the glow starts up for the bond to actually cure him, though, and in that time Carolina gets a wave of pure rage and pain. But it is working, even as he summons enough brute strength to topple them. But with Carolina's tight grip on his wrist, she's barely fallen over before the slug drops out and leaves Wash crumpling into a heap on top of her, stunned and terrified. ]
Oh god--
[ He doesn't notice the slug, doesn't know that's what did it, just rolls off her and turns frantically to make sure she's okay. ]
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It takes a hot minute from when the glow starts up for the bond to actually cure him, though, and in that time Carolina gets a wave of pure rage and pain. But it is working, even as he summons enough brute strength to topple them. But with Carolina's tight grip on his wrist, she's barely fallen over before the slug drops out and leaves Wash crumpling into a heap on top of her, stunned and terrified. ]
Oh god--
[ He doesn't notice the slug, doesn't know that's what did it, just rolls off her and turns frantically to make sure she's okay. ]
Carolina?