[ Oh, thank goodness. That's all he needs. Just Maya to be alright. Alex tries and...fails to get to his feet, but that's fine, he can stay kneeling. It brings him at eye-level with Tod, who's hunched over in a slouch, hands still outstretched as if strangling something no longer there. ]
What the FUCK, man?! You attackin' me now? You really... You tryin' to kill me again?!
You're not here! [ This would probably be better, if he wasn't breathing heavily and on his knees. But Alex still bellows that, looking from Tod to the other phantoms. Billy and Ms. Lewton had started advancing, but they stop, suddenly. Terry and Carter lay in a heap on the ground. Clear starers back at him. Through the flames covering her face, she's crying. ] Okay?! You're... This isn't you. This ain't any of you. Even... Even though...I think I'm- we're all supposed to...
[ He shakes his head, and then he inches over so he's in front of Maya. ]
...I can't answer you guys right now. 'Cause...I'm not...myself, right now. [ A glance back at Maya, to gauge how she's doing. ] I trust my friends enough, to know that. But- but even if I was-- I'm not...gonna let you...or anything I've done hurt anyone else. 'Specially not Maya. And if you try to again... I won't hold back.
[ A Fireball charges in front of him. For the moment, they're at a standstill. ]
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What the FUCK, man?! You attackin' me now? You really... You tryin' to kill me again?!
You're not here! [ This would probably be better, if he wasn't breathing heavily and on his knees. But Alex still bellows that, looking from Tod to the other phantoms. Billy and Ms. Lewton had started advancing, but they stop, suddenly. Terry and Carter lay in a heap on the ground. Clear starers back at him. Through the flames covering her face, she's crying. ] Okay?! You're... This isn't you. This ain't any of you. Even... Even though...I think I'm- we're all supposed to...
[ He shakes his head, and then he inches over so he's in front of Maya. ]
...I can't answer you guys right now. 'Cause...I'm not...myself, right now. [ A glance back at Maya, to gauge how she's doing. ] I trust my friends enough, to know that. But- but even if I was-- I'm not...gonna let you...or anything I've done hurt anyone else. 'Specially not Maya. And if you try to again... I won't hold back.
[ A Fireball charges in front of him. For the moment, they're at a standstill. ]