Oh it was worse. Very very much worse as Komui could testify. Yet Allen had already boarded this ship of fools. There was no escape for him yet the alternative still filled him with enough dread to keep him trying to find that needle in a haystack of a chance.

Still he could her hear steps behind him now, drawing alarmingly close so he didn't even dare risk a glance over his shoulder as he sought out his next surprise turn that would hopefully earn him a few precious seconds of space.