“It’s not as bad as it looks,” Robbie says quietly to Vance, although he doesn’t interfere with the inspection. The wounds are, he thinks, probably exactly as bad as they look, and grunts as he pushes his hand harder against one.

The chaos continues outside the teke bubble, but Robbie’s too unfocused to follow all of the shouting. Rich, or whoever is puppeting him like Invisible Kid, attacks everyone but him and escapes, and that’s weird enough that Robbie loses the ensuing conversation around thalarite trying to figure out what the game is. He’s not dead, and you’d think getting everyone dead would be the plan.

Although that level of force had worked. Robbie certainly hadn’t been together enough to go after him, and now it’s too late. Rich is up on the monitor talking about event horizons. “… you hurt us, so you’re going to throw yourself into a black hole to not hurt us anymore?”

He straightens as much as he can in hopes the monitor will catch his eye roll. “Should I throw myself in next? I’ve attacked more heroes than you, Squich... don’t do this to me."

He can't do more dead friends. "Just sit tight and we can handle it.”