He helped as best as possible when Tenebris lender a hand, but naturally wasn't a whole lot of help. Mike was surprised by the other's strength as he leaned against the tree's trunk, huffing out a breath.
At the poke, Mike sounded slightly defeated as he laughed. "Just let my ego have its slow death," he joked. "Showing me up with your strength." Breathing out an 'oof' sound, he sat up and shook his head. He glanced over his glasses at Tenebris with a raised brow, a smile forming.