One machete hack to the arm and the girls are falling all over him, eh? Well, not in the ways he wants. I mean, jesus, is it really that bad? Richard catches sight of his left arm, dangling without feeling... and suddenly it’s all a little more real. There’s some pain creeping up into his chest and it isn’t feeling great. Honestly, his stomach is already beginning to clench with nausea. Can’t the shock of it stick around just a little longer? He’s trying to make conversation over here.
Yeah, ‘jesus fucking christ’ is right.
“Oh, you know...” Whatever cheap line he was about to throw out just drifts away out of his reach. C’mon Rick. Don’t pass out on me, buddy. Keep it together. “Well, you’re looking now, aren’t ya? Give me a hand will ya?”
The executive stumbles into a crouch more than sits, his vison swimming. “Find something to uh... tie around it. Your shirt? Eh?” He still, by some chaotic miracle, has the strength to wiggle his eyebrows. Maybe this isn’t a horrible way to go...