[ he's lost in more than a few ways, and there may be no saving him— he was trying to make things better back home, but he knows, somehow, that his reasoning was flawed. that his attempts were hollow. not that it's going to stop him from trying to save as many people as he can. he knows down to his bones that it's the right thing to do, that he should, that it's his responsibility.
which is why it's so hard to sit back. but his leg and arm are both thrumming with pain, near numb, and he feels dizzy and like he might be sick. he has to stop, or he'll only be more hindrance than help.
anyway, he complies with the second directive he's given after his savior leaves, watching for people outside the train while he half-heartedly goes through the backpack she left with him. he finds the burn ointment but after a few moments chooses not to apply it— it's a commodity that the people coming out of there will need. when his powers return, his injuries will heal, and it'll be wasted on him.
so he puts it back and sets the pack aside, waits for her to return.
a few times, people come stumbling out under their own power— he does his best to help them but can't offer much besides the burn ointment that was first offered to him, and they wander away to find help before he can do anything else. not that he has any information to give. they all seem to be operating on very little. ]
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[ he's lost in more than a few ways, and there may be no saving him— he was trying to make things better back home, but he knows, somehow, that his reasoning was flawed. that his attempts were hollow. not that it's going to stop him from trying to save as many people as he can. he knows down to his bones that it's the right thing to do, that he should, that it's his responsibility.
which is why it's so hard to sit back. but his leg and arm are both thrumming with pain, near numb, and he feels dizzy and like he might be sick. he has to stop, or he'll only be more hindrance than help.
anyway, he complies with the second directive he's given after his savior leaves, watching for people outside the train while he half-heartedly goes through the backpack she left with him. he finds the burn ointment but after a few moments chooses not to apply it— it's a commodity that the people coming out of there will need. when his powers return, his injuries will heal, and it'll be wasted on him.
so he puts it back and sets the pack aside, waits for her to return.
a few times, people come stumbling out under their own power— he does his best to help them but can't offer much besides the burn ointment that was first offered to him, and they wander away to find help before he can do anything else. not that he has any information to give. they all seem to be operating on very little. ]