[colour=darkkhaki]"If you saw what was under this mask, panties would drop,"[/colour] said Giggles flatly and without a second's hesitation. [colour=darkkhaki]"Bull[i]shit[/i] you've been running anywhere lately. Your beer belly says otherwise."[/colour]

His feet wandered as he spoke and he flicked his head, kept himself moving just enough to pull the strange girl's eyes. To have one's gear nicked by proles was the expected fate of a dead mercenary, but Giggles didn't want her paying attention to the rest of Colin's work. It didn't seem like he'd have to wait long.

Closing the door behind you is a well-known chase tactic. Until you've been caught, everywhere you run you get to first and won't visit again. Tossing debris, lighting fires, setting traps... Raising bridges. Giggles knew he could catch this girl, if he had to. So long as she stood still.

[colour=darkkhaki]"And hey, thanks. They say you are what you eat, so I'm glad I'm real glad I didn't turn out looking like a cop."[/colour] Giggles thumped his chest and gave the sign of horns in true anarchist fashion, subtly flicking a 'wait' signal to Colin as he lowered his hand. As casually as possible, he turned his pacing back to the bridge.

Don't panic. You can still run. Everything is fine.

[colour=darkkhaki]"But hey, maybe I [i]would[/i] be better off dealing in shit. Looks like you'd recommend it."[/colour] He shrugged as he stepped onto the bridge. [colour=darkkhaki]"Enough of that, though. I'd rather roast bigger fish. Did you just walk straight into that bullet? Because you don't seem like someone worth shooting at."[/colour]

Except she did. She absolutely did, in all her snaggle-toothed glory. And confident as she was, Giggles didn't want to risk her running off into the woods without a gun on her side.

Almost as importantly, he didn't want to lose his merc-bait.

...But he didn't have to tell anyone that.

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