[ he doesn't give that one a proper response - just a huff that might be half an exasperated chuckle that doesn't entirely make it out. Sure, he'll carry the guy. That is currently very low on the priority list. It's behind "make sure he's not carrying back a corpse," which is itself behind "make sure he's not carrying back two corpses," with "make sure not to become a corpse" currently in the lead. Illumi is right that he's more suited for fighting the rats; Bruno really doesn't want to get close enough to get hit by those acid tentacles, and especially not bitten, but his options for fighting back are pretty limited otherwise. Time to improvise.
The one good thing about Illumi's attitude is that Bruno is taking it as a cue that he has confidence in his abilities to survive this; he can leave the other man to his own devices. With the rats distracted from the scientist, too, Bruno can concentrate, which is good, because there's one leaping straight for him. That's also good. He scrambles backwards, the rat's ugly bisected jaw snapping shut in the space he left behind - then sinking downards with the rest of its body with a surprised shriek. Sticky Fingers is fast; in the brief moment it took for the rats to turn and for Bruno to get out of the way, he had it lay a trap where he was standing. Now one of the beasts is trapped in a zipper pitfall in the ground, the slider pulling up snug to its body to squeeze it in place. He's sure that won't hold it for long, but it buys him some time. The other rat's already coming in for revenge.
He does spare a quick glance over at the scientist, and then at Illumi. Gotta make sure no one's dying here!! ]
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The one good thing about Illumi's attitude is that Bruno is taking it as a cue that he has confidence in his abilities to survive this; he can leave the other man to his own devices. With the rats distracted from the scientist, too, Bruno can concentrate, which is good, because there's one leaping straight for him. That's also good. He scrambles backwards, the rat's ugly bisected jaw snapping shut in the space he left behind - then sinking downards with the rest of its body with a surprised shriek. Sticky Fingers is fast; in the brief moment it took for the rats to turn and for Bruno to get out of the way, he had it lay a trap where he was standing. Now one of the beasts is trapped in a zipper pitfall in the ground, the slider pulling up snug to its body to squeeze it in place. He's sure that won't hold it for long, but it buys him some time. The other rat's already coming in for revenge.
He does spare a quick glance over at the scientist, and then at Illumi. Gotta make sure no one's dying here!! ]