[I mean, what else was he supposed to do? He's up to his neck in it now, anyway, and they can't exactly walk that back.
Her checking her hair draws his attention to it, and his first thought is Is this really the time? - but then... Wait a second, something just clicked with him.
The second wind all of a sudden. The pain feeling a little more bearable every time he notices it. That bizarre feeling of support... It's not just in his head. She's doing something to cause it. But as she's doing it, her hair's gradually turning white. Why...?
His stomach knots as the last piece falls into place. It's a timer. Which then raises the question: what happens when the color runs out? He doesn't fully understand what she's doing, but - what if it's the only thing keeping him from bleeding out?
... Shit. No. The river, Jintetsu, focus. She's saving your life, so focus on saving hers.
He's listening for running water, but the plants draped all over the buildings muffle sound too well. They soon pass a sign, though, pointing toward the Portal - which, Haganemaru remembers, is on the opposite side of the river.]
Right! Turn right!
[Jintetsu doesn't question it. He takes a hard right at the next corner, crossing into the street. A car slams on the brakes to avoid hitting him (successfully, but by less than a foot), and honks angrily as he passes.]
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[I mean, what else was he supposed to do? He's up to his neck in it now, anyway, and they can't exactly walk that back.
Her checking her hair draws his attention to it, and his first thought is Is this really the time? - but then... Wait a second, something just clicked with him.
The second wind all of a sudden. The pain feeling a little more bearable every time he notices it. That bizarre feeling of support... It's not just in his head. She's doing something to cause it. But as she's doing it, her hair's gradually turning white. Why...?
His stomach knots as the last piece falls into place. It's a timer. Which then raises the question: what happens when the color runs out? He doesn't fully understand what she's doing, but - what if it's the only thing keeping him from bleeding out?
... Shit. No. The river, Jintetsu, focus. She's saving your life, so focus on saving hers.
He's listening for running water, but the plants draped all over the buildings muffle sound too well. They soon pass a sign, though, pointing toward the Portal - which, Haganemaru remembers, is on the opposite side of the river.]
Right! Turn right!
[Jintetsu doesn't question it. He takes a hard right at the next corner, crossing into the street. A car slams on the brakes to avoid hitting him (successfully, but by less than a foot), and honks angrily as he passes.]