It's not that Silver didn't expect screaming. It's just that no understanding of how bad setting someone on fire is can really prepare you for the horror of the sight, or the smell, or the sound, and Silver's stomach sinks, because this needs to stop, but if they stop it they're screwed, and his body just won't move.]
[Gold's in a similar mindset, from beginning to end, except his body moves before he can think to stop it and shoves Kimbley's inflamed body into the pool, hissing at the sharp burning it manages on his hands before he puts them out and just
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It's not that Silver didn't expect screaming. It's just that no understanding of how bad setting someone on fire is can really prepare you for the horror of the sight, or the smell, or the sound, and Silver's stomach sinks, because this needs to stop, but if they stop it they're screwed, and his body just won't move.]
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oh my god.]
What the hell!
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Are you okay?
[That's the only thought on his mind right away; really, he's relieved that Kimbley's been put out and should be fine. They can deal with that later.]
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[... The pain actually hasn't settled in quite yet; shock'll do that to you, he's just staring at Kimbley and then looking at Silver.]
Why did I do that. We had it! We had it, and I just pushed the guy in!
[What the fuck, self!!]
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[Although he does go to look Gold's hands over and make sure they're not too badly burnt.]