@dexdbydxylight SAID: He could feel muscles and tendons ache as he trodded forward, low groaning bubbling within his throat. His body screams for rest, but instinct drives him forward. His sluggish steps eventually stop and he's forced to plop down on the ground where he stopped, unable to keep going.
To say the least the Big Daddy is frustrated and lets anyone within earshot know by a frustrated bellow and a small of his drill on the ground.
In response to the sound comes the pitter patter of little feet. A Little Sister that had just awoken has heard his cry of frustration and, in response, plops herself down in front of him. Delicate little fingers gently press themselves against the metal caging around his porthole with measured delicacy. “What’s wrong, Mr. B?” She speaks softly, worried that perhaps he is injured in some way. She brushes her hands over his arms, acting as though she can truly support all of his weight on her frail little shoulder.
When she realizes he has no intention of getting up, she sighs and opts to sit with him instead. She has no ADAM to offer him. She’s not run across any angels to harvest any from and her syringe is empty. All she can do is offer him comfort. She pulls the stuffed bear she carries from the band in her dress and offers it up to him kindly. She thinks now that maybe this Protector is just tired. She figures he deserves a well-earned rest. “Here, Mr. B. If you’re feeling tired, you can hold onto him. He’ll help you fall asleep and keep you safe. And I’ll stay right here too.”
She smiles sweetly, curling up against his arm and holding onto it as though it is as much a security blanket for him as it is for her. Her soft humming echoes through the quiet, decrepit room around them; a lullaby she was much more familiar with in a previous life. She doesn’t remember how she knows it, only the comfort that it has brought her to hear a million times as she rests. She hopes that now, it will comfort him too.