Cassian made it up the wall. The plan was to keep running. But this new mystery element had him instead turn on his heel and flatten himself on the roof to look down and watch.
There were three bodies on the ground. The two troopers Cassian hadn't been able to talk out of leaving them alone, and so taken out necessitating the climb to escape; and Tivik who hadn't been able to climb. That should have made these new troopers shoot first. Instead, the newcomer got them to stop and… look at… at analog piece of flimsi. Which they did… and they heeded.
Who was this?
And why hadn't they arrived three minutes sooner, before the flash and Tivik—
The troopers left.
…Okay.
Cassian wasn't going to get back down into the blind alley with this guy. Neither could he leave them in the wind.
Cassian drew his blaster and turned on the laser sights.
Back on ground level, the Doctor suddenly had a red beam pointing right at his chest.
"Climb the wall to me." Cassian's voice was in a low enough register that, past the alley, it would blend with the ambience of the city; but loud enough in decibels for the Doctor to hear over that. "Try to leave, or draw a weapon, I'll shoot you."
(Of course, if he'd wanted to kill the Doctor straightaway, he wouldn't have turned on the laser at all, and the shot would be to the head. None of which was to say he wouldn't yet do it. See: again: three bodies on the ground.)
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Date: 2022-11-04 07:39 pm (UTC)Cassian made it up the wall. The plan was to keep running. But this new mystery element had him instead turn on his heel and flatten himself on the roof to look down and watch.
There were three bodies on the ground. The two troopers Cassian hadn't been able to talk out of leaving them alone, and so taken out necessitating the climb to escape; and Tivik who hadn't been able to climb. That should have made these new troopers shoot first. Instead, the newcomer got them to stop and… look at… at analog piece of flimsi. Which they did… and they heeded.
Who was this?
And why hadn't they arrived three minutes sooner, before the flash and Tivik—
The troopers left.
…Okay.
Cassian wasn't going to get back down into the blind alley with this guy. Neither could he leave them in the wind.
Cassian drew his blaster and turned on the laser sights.
Back on ground level, the Doctor suddenly had a red beam pointing right at his chest.
"Climb the wall to me." Cassian's voice was in a low enough register that, past the alley, it would blend with the ambience of the city; but loud enough in decibels for the Doctor to hear over that. "Try to leave, or draw a weapon, I'll shoot you."
(Of course, if he'd wanted to kill the Doctor straightaway, he wouldn't have turned on the laser at all, and the shot would be to the head. None of which was to say he wouldn't yet do it. See: again: three bodies on the ground.)