[ Altman isn't too keen on approaching the body--too many flashes of the outbreak back in the facility--but he stands beside it all the same. It takes a moment of looking at it before he figures out an angle that might be possible for him, then he starts.
Standing by the head, he hooks his arms under Dave's and pulls him back off the table, head turned and trying very, very hard not to look a the body. He's already broken out in a cold sweat, and he can feel his heart thudding fast and erratic in his ears.
--it's going to move it's going to split in half at the jaw and boneshard teeth are going to snap for his face and jagged--
Altman loses his concentration as he lifts and Dave's legs fall to the ground. Altman freezes, trying not to hyperventilate. His hands have started to shake. Just reach down. Arm under the legs. It's slow and awkward, and it makes him all too aware of just how much weight and muscle mass he's lost in the last few months, but he manages to lift Dave properly with some struggling. He's heavy, though, and when Altman tries to take a step he fumbles again and makes the mistake of looking down at the face.
The legs fall. Altman's entire body is shaking now, his eyes locked on Dave's as if afraid to look away. ]
He's. He's nearly my weight. I can't. I can't. Please let me put him down. Please.
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[ Altman isn't too keen on approaching the body--too many flashes of the outbreak back in the facility--but he stands beside it all the same. It takes a moment of looking at it before he figures out an angle that might be possible for him, then he starts.
Standing by the head, he hooks his arms under Dave's and pulls him back off the table, head turned and trying very, very hard not to look a the body. He's already broken out in a cold sweat, and he can feel his heart thudding fast and erratic in his ears.
--it's going to move it's going to split in half at the jaw and boneshard teeth are going to snap for his face and jagged--
Altman loses his concentration as he lifts and Dave's legs fall to the ground. Altman freezes, trying not to hyperventilate. His hands have started to shake. Just reach down. Arm under the legs. It's slow and awkward, and it makes him all too aware of just how much weight and muscle mass he's lost in the last few months, but he manages to lift Dave properly with some struggling. He's heavy, though, and when Altman tries to take a step he fumbles again and makes the mistake of looking down at the face.
The legs fall. Altman's entire body is shaking now, his eyes locked on Dave's as if afraid to look away. ]
He's. He's nearly my weight. I can't. I can't. Please let me put him down. Please.