[ Vi considers the spot next to Caitlyn warily, if only because she knows it'll be harder to leave her side once she sits. But seeing Caitlyn like this, more banged up than she's ever seen, and Vi feels her heart twist up at the idea of leaving her at all.

With a shaky little sigh, Vi will tap gently against Caitlyn's arm in acknowledgment before stepping away just long enough to retrieve the gauntlets not far off. With them resting against the crate, Vi lets herself sit. And with barely a flinch, even!

The pair they must make. It's likely neither of them should stand again for awhile, but then the walls will just collapse around them. ]

You can do your work while getting out of here. You and Viktor. Maybe he'll have an idea about all of this.

[ Carefully, she takes Caitlyn's hand. Even still, it looks so delicate in her grubby hands, but she knows that her callouses are just more refined. She should always work better from a distance. Vi's the one who can't escape the front lines. ]

You wouldn't leave without me. I'll catch up. I just─ [ Now she flinches, however slight. ] I need to find Powder. I haven't been able to find her and she wasn't responding earlier.