Nick: he hissed aiming a gun at them both, his hands were shaking. He was unsteady, usually even in stressful situations he wouldn't hesitate like this. Normally he could force his hands to stop shaking. "Shit." It was all he said as he tried to steady his arms to get a good hit.

George: There was something in his eyes. Pity? Guilt? Whatever it was, it made him hesitate. "Look, I'll be down it a minute, just do you best to keep her safe and I will protect Nick until you get back," George instructed before Serenity disappeared. "Nick I am not going to fight you, you know. Just put the gun down and we can talk. Please."

Ariv: Ariv kissed his head and rubbed his back. "It's okay, it's going to be okay." Ariv ran a hand along Alastor's skin, trying to find the root of his pain.

Alastor: his skin was delicate like paper, almost anything could tear or damage it. Although at the same time it felt hard almost like scar tissue or scales. Just from touching it droplets of blood bubbles up to the surface. "It only did this when I was little...I don't know what's wrong."

George: "You thought those were threats?" George asked, narrowing his eyes slightly but not in a glare. "That was just me telling you the things I could do, but that I wouldn't. That isn't threatening, simply informing you. Now put the gun down, Nick so I can help you."

Ariv: "We can figure it out just... take deep breaths and focus on anything but this for the moment," Ariv instructed as he tried his best not to touch his skin. "Where do you feel the most pain?"

Nick: "for the last time I don't what your god damn help!" He took a few deep breaths before shooting twice more. He missed again and was even more off. "I can't shoot if I can't see shit!!" He screamed out of anger rubbing his eyes with his free hand.

George: "Nick you are going to die no matter what, you do realize this right?" George explained, taking a few more cautious steps closer. "Nick, I know you don't want my help, but we can keep you alive."

Ariv: Ariv nodded slowly, looking at his neck. "Do you mind if I touch it? Just to try and figure out what is wrong..."

Nick: he shook his head stepping back, although now he was almost flat against the wall. "Get any closer and I will shoot you!!" He was more panicked then anything now, his lips were turning blue as he slowly lost his ability to breathe.

George: "Alright... Alright," George mumbled, putting his hands up slightly. "I will stop coming closer but you have to do something for me in return, okay?"

Serenity: She took one more deep breath, her hands shaking slightly as she started to carefully remove Lilith's soul. It wasn't painful, if anything it was taking away all the pain.

Ariv: "Your scales seem to be causing the most problems but it is hard to know for certain...," Ariv mumbled. He hesitated for a long minute, debating on what to say next. "Do you mind if I remove one or two of them?"

Nick: he nodded his head lowering his gun just ever so slightly. He started gasping for air his free hand coming up instinctively as if someone was strangling him.

George: "I'm going to help you. I'm going to help you, okay?" George mumbled before taking a few steps closer before attaching an orange string to him. Surprisingly it was relieving some of the pain.

Ariv: Ariv quickly tore some of the scales off his neck, trying to see if it was the scales or something inside Alastor.