[He feels the burn, but it's not enough to let him go. Nick assumes it's some further injury, but for the moment - he'll ignore it. He has to, until he manages to get Xander out of here.
Nick breaks away after he hears Xander swallow. He knows it doesn't take that much, that it won't - and then he sees the black eyes, the dark veins, the way Xander can't hold himself up. Maybe he'd over-estimated it, when he thought doing this wouldn't hurt him.]
Shit. Shit, I-
[He cuts off, stepping away from the wall - though he doesn't let go of Xander, now trying to hold him up.]
Xan, can you hear me? Come on, man, it's Nick, do you know who I am?
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Nick breaks away after he hears Xander swallow. He knows it doesn't take that much, that it won't - and then he sees the black eyes, the dark veins, the way Xander can't hold himself up. Maybe he'd over-estimated it, when he thought doing this wouldn't hurt him.]
Shit. Shit, I-
[He cuts off, stepping away from the wall - though he doesn't let go of Xander, now trying to hold him up.]
Xan, can you hear me? Come on, man, it's Nick, do you know who I am?