Um... [Beat please stop staring like that. Russel is not sure what to make of any of this.]
[he cautiously leans forward and waves a hand in front of Beat's face]
[and around them, their teammates seem to be slowly stirring from their daze, one by one. Russel notices it with the nearest boy first, and a spike of panic hits him as he realizes he needs to talk to Beat about whatever this means and it can't wait and it also can't be done in front of the rest of the team]
[he looks around for the coach]
HEY COACH I NEED TO TAKE BEAT TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE
[there is a mumbled 'sure whatever' from the coach's direction, but Russel doesn't even wait around to hear it, he's already grabbed Beat's arm and started dragging him off to find someplace they can talk privately]
no subject
[he cautiously leans forward and waves a hand in front of Beat's face]
[and around them, their teammates seem to be slowly stirring from their daze, one by one. Russel notices it with the nearest boy first, and a spike of panic hits him as he realizes he needs to talk to Beat about whatever this means and it can't wait and it also can't be done in front of the rest of the team]
[he looks around for the coach]
HEY COACH I NEED TO TAKE BEAT TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE
[there is a mumbled 'sure whatever' from the coach's direction, but Russel doesn't even wait around to hear it, he's already grabbed Beat's arm and started dragging him off to find someplace they can talk privately]