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He had a bit of a grin on his face as he glanced over again.
"Sorry that my remarks hit the target."
He had a bit of a grin on his face as he glanced over again.
"Sorry that my remarks hit the target."
"-You're- doing this! I don't know -how- but you ARE and I'm -commanding you- to stop!"
"-You're- doing this! I don't know -how- but you ARE and I'm -commanding you- to stop!"
Dex's instincts usually went straight to violence.
That -thing- sniffing at his aura, whether tangible or not, was freaking him out.
Dex's instincts usually went straight to violence.
That -thing- sniffing at his aura, whether tangible or not, was freaking him out.
But...everything going on around him still made him nervous. Nervous was-
But...everything going on around him still made him nervous. Nervous was-
He casually shrugged.
"They didn't see things my way."
He casually shrugged.
"They didn't see things my way."
"Ah trying to distract me with the weather so I don't ask again about your shoulder, hrm? It's not going to work."
"Ah trying to distract me with the weather so I don't ask again about your shoulder, hrm? It's not going to work."
He was smiling a bit, playing this all off as simple light hearted conversation. Definitely nothing deeper here. No -real- trouble he had to avoid.
He was smiling a bit, playing this all off as simple light hearted conversation. Definitely nothing deeper here. No -real- trouble he had to avoid.
That was...perhaps the first thing he had ever said in a joking manner in the presence of Murdock.
Or maybe he simply wasn't joking.
"...Figured you'd want to know it wasn't anything personal against -you- or...even him."
That was...perhaps the first thing he had ever said in a joking manner in the presence of Murdock.
Or maybe he simply wasn't joking.
"...Figured you'd want to know it wasn't anything personal against -you- or...even him."
"Thanks...let me look at your shoulder hrm? I'd like my paperclip back anyway."
"Thanks...let me look at your shoulder hrm? I'd like my paperclip back anyway."
He parroted the move, gesturing to his own face. The scar running across his cheek. The missing tooth he had used to kill a guard.
"Oh it was cool alright! Disgraced hero making a comeback? Honestly, good for you."
He parroted the move, gesturing to his own face. The scar running across his cheek. The missing tooth he had used to kill a guard.
"Oh it was cool alright! Disgraced hero making a comeback? Honestly, good for you."
"I don't believe we've -met- but I've seen you on the news"
A hint, perhaps?
"I don't believe we've -met- but I've seen you on the news"
A hint, perhaps?
He eyed the blanket, not really wanting to take it from her if it was her only source of warmth out here. He was...aware...of Tandy's situation.
"It's just water, it'll drip off eventually."
He eyed the blanket, not really wanting to take it from her if it was her only source of warmth out here. He was...aware...of Tandy's situation.
"It's just water, it'll drip off eventually."
Damnit.
"It wasn't meant as a kill shot, just a distraction so I could get out the door."
Damnit.
"It wasn't meant as a kill shot, just a distraction so I could get out the door."
He laughed it off, clearly it was a joke!
...It really wasn't. Dex's whole life right now was about staying low and off everyone's radar. But Sarah here didn't need to know anything about all of that.
He laughed it off, clearly it was a joke!
...It really wasn't. Dex's whole life right now was about staying low and off everyone's radar. But Sarah here didn't need to know anything about all of that.
Repeated. Confirmed. His heartbeat was slightly elevated but it had been before he said those words. This was the truth.
"I would say she contracted me, there was a contract involved after all, but ...well you're a lawyer perhaps I should simply ask... if you place the
Repeated. Confirmed. His heartbeat was slightly elevated but it had been before he said those words. This was the truth.
"I would say she contracted me, there was a contract involved after all, but ...well you're a lawyer perhaps I should simply ask... if you place the