[ Max waits for him to explain. There's probably a pretty simple place Mana got screwed up, and Max isn't sure if they can do anything about it...but maybe if she offers some of her coins, too? She'll offer, once Basil's done...
...but instead he trails off, getting reacquainted with his body. She can't really blame him there, either. And it gives her a little time to get her brain under control. What the hell was that? And why does just sniffing the air make her feel like she's covered in goosebumps? Like...she's got tingles all over, just from being near him. Like, okay, Max knows- she's figured out by now she has an incredibly inconvenient and somewhat guilt-inducing crush on him, but seriously? He just died literally on top of her, that is not supposed to be a turn-on!!
She's still supporting Basil as he gets his bearings, so she feels when his hand moves abruptly. ]
What? What's...
[ And she tilts her head and trails off herself. As she catches just the briefest glance at the chasm open in Basil's skin.
cw: gore mention
...but instead he trails off, getting reacquainted with his body. She can't really blame him there, either. And it gives her a little time to get her brain under control. What the hell was that? And why does just sniffing the air make her feel like she's covered in goosebumps? Like...she's got tingles all over, just from being near him. Like, okay, Max knows- she's figured out by now she has an incredibly inconvenient and somewhat guilt-inducing crush on him, but seriously? He just died literally on top of her, that is not supposed to be a turn-on!!
She's still supporting Basil as he gets his bearings, so she feels when his hand moves abruptly. ]
What? What's...
[ And she tilts her head and trails off herself. As she catches just the briefest glance at the chasm open in Basil's skin.
There's a hole in him. There's multiple holes. ]
...I'm gonna kill that witch.