( Of course Steve is the first person he comes across on this floor. If he had come across someone else he recognized who had been similarly antagonistic, he might have sensed a theme, but as it stands, this is not in Eddie's wheelhouse.
It doesn't help when Steve calls him a freak either. Eddie flinches at the derogatory name and steps back, raising his hands to placate Steve. Nothing could have prepared him for the sight of Steve wielding a glass shard, though. His grip around it is causing him to bleed, and Eddie's first thought is wrestling that away from Steve so he doesn't end up hurting himself, rather than any sense of self-preservation. )
Hey man, I'm not -- it's okay, you don't need to -- ( He's stumbling over his words as he similarly stumbles backward, tripping over a prop and landing on his ass. He tries to shuffle back further but ends up backed against a wall. )
C'mon man, it's me, Eddie, you remember me, don't you?
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It doesn't help when Steve calls him a freak either. Eddie flinches at the derogatory name and steps back, raising his hands to placate Steve. Nothing could have prepared him for the sight of Steve wielding a glass shard, though. His grip around it is causing him to bleed, and Eddie's first thought is wrestling that away from Steve so he doesn't end up hurting himself, rather than any sense of self-preservation. )
Hey man, I'm not -- it's okay, you don't need to -- ( He's stumbling over his words as he similarly stumbles backward, tripping over a prop and landing on his ass. He tries to shuffle back further but ends up backed against a wall. )
C'mon man, it's me, Eddie, you remember me, don't you?