[ Illumi truly, really does have half a mind to just leave him behind, especially because he keeps trying to tell him what to do. Only when it becomes clear that Bruno won't follow along does he slow up, another set of needles in hand, glancing backwards with the same cold, emotionless stare. It's not an urge to save the man that stops him, but rather— self-preservation. Either of the two (the scientist, or Bruno) would make a good decoy if he had to get away fast, and running off on his own would deprive him of that escape route. Aside from that, someone as control-obsessed as Illumi, someone who prefers only to do jobs he's well-prepared for... he doesn't want to bite off more than he can chew on his own. Not without a Plan B in mind. ]
Then, [ He sighs out, like this is the world's biggest inconvenience (it is), and takes some silent steps backwards, keeping his face towards the deeper part of the cave. ] You'll be the one carrying him.
[ Which is half because Illumi doesn't think he should be the one carrying the burden of dead weight when it wasn't his idea in the first place, and half because he has a feeling he's more suited to killing these things from a distance than the other man. He still has things he'd like to investigate when it comes to these creatures, anyway, and if he's going to be made to stop, well... might as well try to do it now. Those three that were cornering the scientist bound towards them in a pack, instead, and Illumi... doesn't go to throw that set of needles in his hand at all? No, he just calmly puts some distance between himself and Bruno, wanting to make the pack split up. They do, with one of them being drawn towards Illumi, and the latter two teaming up against Bruno, the one closest leaping into the air in an aggressive attack. ]
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Then, [ He sighs out, like this is the world's biggest inconvenience (it is), and takes some silent steps backwards, keeping his face towards the deeper part of the cave. ] You'll be the one carrying him.
[ Which is half because Illumi doesn't think he should be the one carrying the burden of dead weight when it wasn't his idea in the first place, and half because he has a feeling he's more suited to killing these things from a distance than the other man. He still has things he'd like to investigate when it comes to these creatures, anyway, and if he's going to be made to stop, well... might as well try to do it now. Those three that were cornering the scientist bound towards them in a pack, instead, and Illumi... doesn't go to throw that set of needles in his hand at all? No, he just calmly puts some distance between himself and Bruno, wanting to make the pack split up. They do, with one of them being drawn towards Illumi, and the latter two teaming up against Bruno, the one closest leaping into the air in an aggressive attack. ]