His hands jerk at the scarf, tugging it away and letting it falls. Working to get layers off, knowing if he doesn't get Richie warm, Kate won't be the only one gone. And he believes it has to be that. Death. Since moment one he came to Wonderland, everyone has been telling him about all the deaths, how many die every event.

Kate's dead, and those thoughts hurt as bad as realizing his brother died. But it's not permanent. Almost like Richie being turned, she would be back. She had to be. It doesn't occur to him that there's any other choice, because that's more permanent than his brain can process.

"Help me get you out of this shit before you're with her!" Because after the tear, after watching Richie die there in the Titty Twister, he can't watch it for real here in Wonderland.