[It's not difficult to put two and two together from there and it almost makes Scott stubbornly refuse his request even more because he should hear the pain that Altius is going through. He... if he didn't go out of his way to carry Scott around him, to protect him, he wouldn't be in this current state. However, as the medics start counting down, he lifts his hands to his ears, half-heartedly covering them as '1' resounds in the air around them.
He's just doing this because Altius asked, pleaded him to.
Maybe it's a good thing he listened to his instructions because soon his pained screams break through the air. They're still loud enough to echo in the mutant's ears, Scott flinching as he instinctively covers them more. It feels longer than a few seconds to him, but definitely not as long as it'd feel for Altius himself. Once the screaming stops, once he hears the debris slam back down on the ground, Scott uncovers his ears and looks in the direction of where he still hears the medics tending to him.]
...You're not dying on me, right?
[Yes, there are still a flurry of rescuers around that he could've asked that question to, but he wants to hear from the older man himself, assuming that he's still conscious.]
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He's just doing this because Altius asked, pleaded him to.
Maybe it's a good thing he listened to his instructions because soon his pained screams break through the air. They're still loud enough to echo in the mutant's ears, Scott flinching as he instinctively covers them more. It feels longer than a few seconds to him, but definitely not as long as it'd feel for Altius himself. Once the screaming stops, once he hears the debris slam back down on the ground, Scott uncovers his ears and looks in the direction of where he still hears the medics tending to him.]
...You're not dying on me, right?
[Yes, there are still a flurry of rescuers around that he could've asked that question to, but he wants to hear from the older man himself, assuming that he's still conscious.]