[They aren't real, is on Leo's tongue at Accelerator's objection, and the only thing that keeps him from saying it out loud is the wince, still perfectly visible on Accelerator's real face goggles or no. The girls aren't real but Accelerator's reaction to them, his feelings about them, are real, and Leo may not care about the apparitions but he does care about that.]
Sorry. [It's what he says instead, and he doesn't make more efforts to force the Sisters away. But this leaves a problem, because he doesn't have any limbs left and he's worn out from physically dragging the other two along and he doesn't know what he's going to do if he has to take the Sisters' wellbeing into account-
And oh great, apparently there's something new.
Leo is about to ask for some elaboration, since he can't really maneuver the goggles off to see for himself without help, when Donnie is speaking up, urgently.]
Okay.
[He doesn't know what Donnie's plan is at first, but he trusts his brother and if he has an idea then Leo is all for it.
And then he hears the rotors open, and he doesn't really need any explanation, anyway.
He changes his grip on Accelerator so he's holding him around the back instead of the shoulders, hooked under his armpits so he doesn't lose him. As much as he's been telling Accelerator to exercise, it's really helping that he's a skinny twig right now.
And then Donnie is boosting them, which handily solves the problem of how he's going to get past the Sisters without force. They push through the sea, and while he can still feel their gentle touches grabbing at him, they're moving forward.]
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Sorry. [It's what he says instead, and he doesn't make more efforts to force the Sisters away. But this leaves a problem, because he doesn't have any limbs left and he's worn out from physically dragging the other two along and he doesn't know what he's going to do if he has to take the Sisters' wellbeing into account-
And oh great, apparently there's something new.
Leo is about to ask for some elaboration, since he can't really maneuver the goggles off to see for himself without help, when Donnie is speaking up, urgently.]
Okay.
[He doesn't know what Donnie's plan is at first, but he trusts his brother and if he has an idea then Leo is all for it.
And then he hears the rotors open, and he doesn't really need any explanation, anyway.
He changes his grip on Accelerator so he's holding him around the back instead of the shoulders, hooked under his armpits so he doesn't lose him. As much as he's been telling Accelerator to exercise, it's really helping that he's a skinny twig right now.
And then Donnie is boosting them, which handily solves the problem of how he's going to get past the Sisters without force. They push through the sea, and while he can still feel their gentle touches grabbing at him, they're moving forward.]
...Nine feet... eight...
[He helpfully counts down.]