After the day he's had, Victor would really have preferred not to have another vision that leave him trying to vomit up the contents of an empty stomach while kneeling in a puddle of blood. He's exhausted and terrified and covered in substances better not even thought about much less discussed.

But he doesn't want to die here and he's not alone anymore. Specifically, he's not alone with someone with whom he could do more than scream out warnings. He staggers to his feet and then kneels down so that a certain someone can climb onto his back.

"Let's keep the monsters off of everyone else!" he says, shooting a quick glance over his shoulder to make sure nothing's coming from behind.