[Hellboy has to bite his tongue to keep from telling Kida to be careful again, or to break a leg or whatever other dumb way to phrase it he can think of. It's not that he doesn't have faith in her or trust her, he's just worried and a little superstitious.
Briefly, he toys with the idea of finding some kind of medal in the expanses of his coat pockets to give to her for protection, but they don't have time. Riza is waiting, and he's sure she's the sort of person who lives on punctuality.
He squeezes her shoulder once, then lets go and takes a step back.] You got it, chief. Knock 'em dead.
[Introducing levity is one of Hellboy's best qualities, so he pauses.]
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Briefly, he toys with the idea of finding some kind of medal in the expanses of his coat pockets to give to her for protection, but they don't have time. Riza is waiting, and he's sure she's the sort of person who lives on punctuality.
He squeezes her shoulder once, then lets go and takes a step back.] You got it, chief. Knock 'em dead.
[Introducing levity is one of Hellboy's best qualities, so he pauses.]
Not literally.