action;
[ to her credit, helen's only reaction to any of this is a widening of her eyes as he literally stabs himself in front of her. no, it isn't the vampire thing that catches her attention, though that's interesting in and of itself. the fact that he's got a wooden stake with him is another thing she takes immediate note of, but all of those questions will have to wait.
in less than half a minute, she reaches for the stake with both hands, swatting his away as she moves, and yanks it out. she's not particularly strong for a human, but she's got enough strength and training to get it out cleanly and quickly. laying the stake down on the bed next to him, she gathers up clean cloths to blot away the blood. quick healing or not, as she assumes he has that since he's a vampire, this will leave a great deal of blood.
she's not squeamish at all, barely even paying attention to it as she force his shirt up so she can see the wound, if it's still there by the time she gets to it. somehow this feels like something nikola would do for show, so she treats him instinctively, as she would nikola. ]
You couldn't have just told me or asked? Had to go be dramatic?