Oct 09, 2006 21:38
It's late by the time Russ returns to HQ, on the back of Journey's bike. She's supporting him when he comes in.
Heather's the first to greet him, looking him over silently. They talk quietly for a moment, and then Journey helps Russ towards the cot that Armand's resting in.
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But he's holding himself far, far too still for Armand, and he's staring at the ceiling. Then, as Journey and Russ start towards him, he turns his head.
"And he returns." Sardonic, as normal, pain-filled, which is kinda..not.
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His voice only barely counts as joking.
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Journey snags a chair and he lowers himself into it, hissing; the woman drops a kiss on his hair and then comes to sit on the other side of Armand, twining her fingers through his.
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"Sorry for messin' up then, boss."
Ah, the sarcasm.
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"Yeah, you oughta be, fucker. How's the leg?"
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"Well, Heather says I'll probably walk again. At the moment, though, it just, you know, feels like I've been shot."
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"I walked back here with the bullet actually inside, I reckon it'll be easier with it out."
Walked, staggered-then-fainted, same thing.
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"Yeah, you'd think. Look, I think I need to go pass out."
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"Sure. I'll yell at you tomorrow."
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