[It's a tactic they've tried before. Swaddling him in weakness so they can pick him off while he's defenseless. It's cowardly. They know they can't win otherwise. He's faster than they are. He's stronger.]
...I'll be fine. [He lies. There's a pain worse than usual humanity spiking in his chest.] The assassin...
[They need information. Who sent him, how he got access. They need to find the weak hole in their security. They need to know whether they've been betrayed again.
His hand slides away from the wound, something darker and messier than a gunshot wound should be. There's a glint of gemstone amid the oozing mess; something else rode the bullet into his body.]
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Date: 2020-08-20 01:14 pm (UTC)...I'll be fine. [He lies. There's a pain worse than usual humanity spiking in his chest.] The assassin...
[They need information. Who sent him, how he got access. They need to find the weak hole in their security. They need to know whether they've been betrayed again.
His hand slides away from the wound, something darker and messier than a gunshot wound should be. There's a glint of gemstone amid the oozing mess; something else rode the bullet into his body.]