"Of course not," Thomas snapped, turning toward Cooper, "And he'll be fine, he just--"

Thomas heard a thud behind him. He looked. The man had collapsed.

"Fainted. I'll just give him some of my blood, heal him up. I'll keep an eye on him until my blood's out of his system and he'll be back to normal."

See, Cooper? He had this entirely under control. Well, no, he really didn't, and it scared him a little that he'd lost control when he'd thought he'd gotten past making this sort of mistake, but he didn't want Cooper to know that.