[The idea of his condition being worse hadn't crossed his mind. He would deal with his damage when Ironhide had been checked - he was more important.

The change in position jerked his attention back to the situation at hand, worried at first that there was something wrong. When he realized that was not the case, he may have leaned against his chest slightly.

When his systems were a bit dryer, he could attempt to use his internal heating to speed the process in both of them - but he was still too waterlogged to risk shorting it out.]

This is not your fault. I was the one who pressed to go deeper, without paying attention to my surroundings.