Once Mel was out of the hole and on the stretcher he did his part by staying out of the way, and also grabbing a handful of blankets from the supplies they brought. Then he watched the party go off with Mel. As soon as they were out of sight he turned back to the rope and helped Aden pull Goner out of the pit. It wasn't too bad of a struggle seeing as Goner wasn't injured and able to help by climbing. As soon as the man was out of the hole he stopped to take a breath, his body was nearly completely spent after the kind of day he had.<br/><br/>As soon as he looked up he noticed Goner giving an especially big thanks to Aden and then turned to put his stuff together. "Chopped liver." Gene said under his breath before stretching out his back with a few good pops. He turned his head to Aden as she started speaking again. "I bet it does." He replied with a smile to her "I still got enough in me to make it back, with a bit extra to spare." and took a few steps closer to Aden assuredly.