[He's well-practiced by now and knowing Dave's fighting style that he's aware Dave's close-range and up-close and personal with their enemies. It's what happens with blades and he trusts Dave to take care of himself while John, the team powerhouse, tries to come in from above.
Granted the problem is he trusted that instead of immediately jumping in to help. It's why the illusion of Bro appearing throws him off, too.
The fight is over too quickly for him to even jump in, and he tries to swing at the boogeyman-turned-bro-turned-best-friend killer but doesn't derail the monster too far.
Dave hits the ground and John's attention shifts to that instead.]
Wait! [They've died multiple times before, but never around each other and never like this. It's jarring and unsettling and he's trying to adjust his grip on his hammer.
The split-second loss is all it takes, and he faintly thinks about how he's been scolded before about needing to learn to dodge better.
The claw whips around and the illusion flickers back into a large black dog that immediately mows him down, swiping at him and stabbing him straight through even as his hammer slams down on the creature's head before he's flinged. He lands in the other direction and he tumbles out of sight, knocked out entirely as three new marks begin to bleed through.
At least this isn't the first time he's been stabbed, but this time it's a lot more brutal and he's losing blood fast. He doesn't even have the words to say but he turns his head just enough to try and tell Okuyasu to run.
The words don't get very far though. He's on his own now.]
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Granted the problem is he trusted that instead of immediately jumping in to help. It's why the illusion of Bro appearing throws him off, too.
The fight is over too quickly for him to even jump in, and he tries to swing at the boogeyman-turned-bro-turned-best-friend killer but doesn't derail the monster too far.
Dave hits the ground and John's attention shifts to that instead.]
Wait! [They've died multiple times before, but never around each other and never like this. It's jarring and unsettling and he's trying to adjust his grip on his hammer.
The split-second loss is all it takes, and he faintly thinks about how he's been scolded before about needing to learn to dodge better.
The claw whips around and the illusion flickers back into a large black dog that immediately mows him down, swiping at him and stabbing him straight through even as his hammer slams down on the creature's head before he's flinged. He lands in the other direction and he tumbles out of sight, knocked out entirely as three new marks begin to bleed through.
At least this isn't the first time he's been stabbed, but this time it's a lot more brutal and he's losing blood fast. He doesn't even have the words to say but he turns his head just enough to try and tell Okuyasu to run.
The words don't get very far though. He's on his own now.]