I don't know about that. I've had plenty of unskilled men try to take a swing at me before, and it really wasn't so...
[ He trails off, gaping at the hole where their apartment ought to be. It's enough to sober even him, even if he had been trading barbs largely to distract himself from how distressing this whole thing is. ]
Shit. Joann? Joann! This can't be possible -- no act of the gods could explain this!
[ He runs up the stairs by instinct, as though he could find some trace of her there, calling her name and reeling in disbelief. The strangest part about it is how at peace it all looks, as though her clothing was meant to flutter in the wind. ]
Shout something if you need help! Ethlyn's here with me, we can get you out!
[ He's so frantic in his desire to find her that he fails to realize that the stairs beneath him have begun to groan in dismay, without the grounding of the top floor to hold them steady. ]
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[ He trails off, gaping at the hole where their apartment ought to be. It's enough to sober even him, even if he had been trading barbs largely to distract himself from how distressing this whole thing is. ]
Shit. Joann? Joann! This can't be possible -- no act of the gods could explain this!
[ He runs up the stairs by instinct, as though he could find some trace of her there, calling her name and reeling in disbelief. The strangest part about it is how at peace it all looks, as though her clothing was meant to flutter in the wind. ]
Shout something if you need help! Ethlyn's here with me, we can get you out!
[ He's so frantic in his desire to find her that he fails to realize that the stairs beneath him have begun to groan in dismay, without the grounding of the top floor to hold them steady. ]