Oh god. He hadn't been expecting a fight to break out when he'd gone down to the village today. Nor this concentrated effort to capture Sonia. But here he is in the middle of it, and after doing his fair share of the fighting - with a sword, mostly, and a stunner he'd managed to steal off a Cetagandan's corpse - he finds himself next to Sonia.
Did this happen in the original timeline? he has to wonder for a brief moment. Obviously not the part with the outsiders, but had Sonia ever been captured? Or are things off the rails already to the point where it's all beginning to change?
None of that matters right this second. "I'm here!" he yells over the din. He throws himself bodily between Sonia and Tarn, raising his arm to aim the stunner at her. God dammit, why is it him here and not someone taller? He won't stop much of anyone by force. "Leave her alone!" he yells, brandishing his weapon. "Unless you want a goddamn hole in your head!"
Not that that's even possible with a stunner. He doesn't bother to keep up the ruse; he's already squeezing the trigger to fire the shot. And - shit. No charges left. The weapon fizzles in his hand.
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Did this happen in the original timeline? he has to wonder for a brief moment. Obviously not the part with the outsiders, but had Sonia ever been captured? Or are things off the rails already to the point where it's all beginning to change?
None of that matters right this second. "I'm here!" he yells over the din. He throws himself bodily between Sonia and Tarn, raising his arm to aim the stunner at her. God dammit, why is it him here and not someone taller? He won't stop much of anyone by force. "Leave her alone!" he yells, brandishing his weapon. "Unless you want a goddamn hole in your head!"
Not that that's even possible with a stunner. He doesn't bother to keep up the ruse; he's already squeezing the trigger to fire the shot. And - shit. No charges left. The weapon fizzles in his hand.