Re: Grey Skies, Grey Ground
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:11 pm
Xavier followed the flicker of the girl's eyes to his waistband. His eyes darted to Sunny as she spoke, then back to the girl with the shotgun.
Christ, that shotgun. How quickly it could turn him to tenderized meat. Leave him a puddle on the floor. And it was pointed right at him.
Draw your gun and shoot her you're not a pacifist you're not a hero you're a stupid punk kid come on come on come on!
God, his heart was thundering in his ears.
"She's right," he said slowly. "We're not looking to fight. Are you? Are you going to shoot us just because you're afraid?" He lifted one hand towards her, then put the other on the gun at his waistband. Pulled it out without pointing it at her. And then placed it slowly on the ground. He stood, and took several steps to the left.
"I'm the only one of us with a gun," he said. "And I'm not going to do it. Are you?"
He grinned, in spite of the thundering in his heart and the doubts screaming in his brain.
Christ, that shotgun. How quickly it could turn him to tenderized meat. Leave him a puddle on the floor. And it was pointed right at him.
Draw your gun and shoot her you're not a pacifist you're not a hero you're a stupid punk kid come on come on come on!
God, his heart was thundering in his ears.
"She's right," he said slowly. "We're not looking to fight. Are you? Are you going to shoot us just because you're afraid?" He lifted one hand towards her, then put the other on the gun at his waistband. Pulled it out without pointing it at her. And then placed it slowly on the ground. He stood, and took several steps to the left.
"I'm the only one of us with a gun," he said. "And I'm not going to do it. Are you?"
He grinned, in spite of the thundering in his heart and the doubts screaming in his brain.