[Like a really nasty growth, once the 'core' of it gets detached, Leo seems to 'wake up' a little from it. Gritting his teeth instead of screaming through the pain, his hands painstakingly lifting to grab at the mass of pink flesh and tentacles, only stopping here and there along the way.]

Get- off!

[But Cat can see it. The way his stripes try to light up, flickering as Leo comes back to his own mind again.]