Indeed, infection is a risk... And even if it wasn't, Angeal probably would have gone through the motions anyway. Once upon a time, a long time ago, his mother taught him all sorts of useful field medic tricks, things for medicine. More importantly, she taught him a valuable lesson: once you get out of the habit of something, you're liable to fail yourself when it's really important.
Like right now.
So he keeps to it, instead nodding at Sephiroth's words. He thinks that they could still find something that might help, even if that might mean tearing through cloth because of sharp teeth... But before he can mention that, Sephiroth says he can step back.
His heart freezes in his chest, in a way that has nothing to do with how cold it is down here. Has he actually noticed the various little reactions that give away Angeal's own trepidation? That would have been beyond the Sephiroth that he can remember in his own youth, but, well, while it's just been a few months here for all of them, that can still be enough for great change. Or maybe he's just that much off his game.
"...You asked me to do something, and I'm not the kind of guy who will bow out when it's important. If you want Elidibus over me, that's one thing, but... I won't abandon you, Sephiroth."
He's already done that once in his life, and he thinks it was one of the greatest mistakes he ever made.
"...Want to sit down and think it over? I can get everything set up and, if you still want him over me, I can fetch him easy enough. I know he'd come in a heartbeat if I came calling."
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Like right now.
So he keeps to it, instead nodding at Sephiroth's words. He thinks that they could still find something that might help, even if that might mean tearing through cloth because of sharp teeth... But before he can mention that, Sephiroth says he can step back.
His heart freezes in his chest, in a way that has nothing to do with how cold it is down here. Has he actually noticed the various little reactions that give away Angeal's own trepidation? That would have been beyond the Sephiroth that he can remember in his own youth, but, well, while it's just been a few months here for all of them, that can still be enough for great change. Or maybe he's just that much off his game.
"...You asked me to do something, and I'm not the kind of guy who will bow out when it's important. If you want Elidibus over me, that's one thing, but... I won't abandon you, Sephiroth."
He's already done that once in his life, and he thinks it was one of the greatest mistakes he ever made.
"...Want to sit down and think it over? I can get everything set up and, if you still want him over me, I can fetch him easy enough. I know he'd come in a heartbeat if I came calling."