[ It's not hard to recognize the signs of panic, perhaps nanomachine failure complicating each wave in a vicious cycle - a stark contrast to the calm and quiet that Giovanni usually keeps. There is perhaps one solution, though it hurts Julius to impart it in such a way. ]
Please, hold still!
[ He had always made a personal rule to not command the other, but perhaps this can make an exception.
Thin white branches snake out from ports incised into his back, under his shirt and out through his sleeve. He's still supporting Giovanni by the side, so it's only a short distance for the vines to cross and plug into the Spine on the other's back. There's a few moments of fumbling while they try to find a point of entry, but they are able to elongate into extremely thin strands and would fit the almost-invisible ports inside.
The first thing that hits him after interfacing is the confusion. Something running wild, something distinctively canine, and it sends a shiver down his own back in how similar it was to the curse that once threatened to tear him apart. But in this way it's easier to get a purchase and force his own will upon the rampaging machines - a searing force that had once caged his own darkness, brought to bear on that which haunts another.
In that instant, Giovanni might see a vision of trees. A forest with blue sky and white bark - tranquil, and not of this world. ]
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Please, hold still!
[ He had always made a personal rule to not command the other, but perhaps this can make an exception.
Thin white branches snake out from ports incised into his back, under his shirt and out through his sleeve. He's still supporting Giovanni by the side, so it's only a short distance for the vines to cross and plug into the Spine on the other's back. There's a few moments of fumbling while they try to find a point of entry, but they are able to elongate into extremely thin strands and would fit the almost-invisible ports inside.
The first thing that hits him after interfacing is the confusion. Something running wild, something distinctively canine, and it sends a shiver down his own back in how similar it was to the curse that once threatened to tear him apart. But in this way it's easier to get a purchase and force his own will upon the rampaging machines - a searing force that had once caged his own darkness, brought to bear on that which haunts another.
In that instant, Giovanni might see a vision of trees. A forest with blue sky and white bark - tranquil, and not of this world. ]