[It feels - like suddenly being forced to swim. Perhaps that is something which only makes sense to Dimitri... That feeling of everything suddenly feeling weightless, the disconnect, the slowness that it feels like only he can see. And then, breaching the surface-
Sylvain's hand, his shoulder. Felix's finger, suddenly in his face. Dimitri blinks, and finds his lungs suddenly burning. How long has he been breathing this hard?
His ribs seem to shudder when he takes a breath, and Dimitri's stare as he looks to Sylvain is - wide eyed, frantic, too bright. He swallows, and finds his throat barely able to manage that much.]
They - I won't let them.
[It's a rasped out growl, shoulders tense to the point of hurting as he forces his fingers not to clench down and break the walking stick in his hand. He's positive he'll do it, if he's not thinking.]
I will not let them take you. They already hurt you, I...
[To the side, the Rattata are squeaking victoriously at the last of the Rocket grunts running off, practically hopping off the ground from the force of it. The Obstagoon watches more carefully, first at the Rockets, and then back at Team Traumatized back there.]
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Sylvain's hand, his shoulder. Felix's finger, suddenly in his face. Dimitri blinks, and finds his lungs suddenly burning. How long has he been breathing this hard?
His ribs seem to shudder when he takes a breath, and Dimitri's stare as he looks to Sylvain is - wide eyed, frantic, too bright. He swallows, and finds his throat barely able to manage that much.]
They - I won't let them.
[It's a rasped out growl, shoulders tense to the point of hurting as he forces his fingers not to clench down and break the walking stick in his hand. He's positive he'll do it, if he's not thinking.]
I will not let them take you. They already hurt you, I...
[To the side, the Rattata are squeaking victoriously at the last of the Rocket grunts running off, practically hopping off the ground from the force of it. The Obstagoon watches more carefully, first at the Rockets, and then back at Team Traumatized back there.]