[ There's no universe where this could ever go over well, but he isn't prepared for how badly Silver is taking this. The roll of bandages goes unthought of the moment it leaves Silver's hands, now squeezing Gold's shoulders hard enough to make him yell out in pain, trying to push him off. ]

Ow, S-Silv, stop! [ Any trace of laughter from his voice is long gone once the weight of Silver's distress settles on him. This is exactly what he didn't want to happen, and yet- ]

I didn't want you to worry about it! You were stressed out already so I figured I'd just handle it myself, I didn't think it'd actually get worse!