Had Joly not noticed someone in need of medical aid, he himself would not be as professional as he's seeming right now. Just a few moments earlier, he'd been glancing over his shoulder, each of them, before taking every step, trying to hold his breath so he wouldn't breathe too loudly or sneeze, letting things repeat themselves in his head so that he couldn't become lost in a full blown panic, and very close to that edge. As it is, it's likely that, once she's seen to, he's going to be back in that state again.
Especially at seeing Courfeyrac trapped in this too. This means, a part of him points out, that there is the chance, however slim, that he is going to have to be killed by, or kill his friend. His heart is beating faster with that and he doesn't like it very much, is in fact, trying to stop it, and though he manages, partly, his hands are still shaking terribly.
"Not mad, Courfeyrac. They've...managed to get me in this too. I..." No, the patient, he reminds himself, focus on HER just now.
"Well. There is not time for that now, is there?" Then he's stepping closer, being sure not to touch either of them though he's close enough, lest the stress send one of them into a bad state now. "Mademoiselle, I am a doctor. Nearly. I can help you, I think."
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Especially at seeing Courfeyrac trapped in this too. This means, a part of him points out, that there is the chance, however slim, that he is going to have to be killed by, or kill his friend. His heart is beating faster with that and he doesn't like it very much, is in fact, trying to stop it, and though he manages, partly, his hands are still shaking terribly.
"Not mad, Courfeyrac. They've...managed to get me in this too. I..." No, the patient, he reminds himself, focus on HER just now.
"Well. There is not time for that now, is there?" Then he's stepping closer, being sure not to touch either of them though he's close enough, lest the stress send one of them into a bad state now. "Mademoiselle, I am a doctor. Nearly. I can help you, I think."