[ It is a fair bit closer than he would have liked it to be.
That is to say, the quick snap of Claude's wrist from beneath the lapels of his coat are not necessarily a surprise, but the speed with which he strikes is far more impressive than he might have originally credited him. He'd wonder over the approximate velocity and angle in other circumstances, but the dagger is for him. It is for him, and he might the scent the intent in the shift of his weight toward the back of his heel to run.
He's able to catch the offending projectile, twist it about in the ample sleeve of his robe - the blade catching at the fabric and tearing where it is first strikes. He looses it in the next moment with a resounding clatter, a shake of the arm and the instinctive tailing of the joyous whoop thrumming through him. It appears that Jim had gambled it right after all and it is the glimmer of some concession to the fact - it was hardly the first time he'd underestimated the focus of others upon him.
If it is Jim that follows in the even step, it is Spock that follows in the odd. It'll take him some time even with his physiological advantages to catch them now, but the traps are still Claude's to dodge.
And he ought to dodge quick, because Spock's already up by Jim's elbow by the time they might reach the potential point of egress. ]
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That is to say, the quick snap of Claude's wrist from beneath the lapels of his coat are not necessarily a surprise, but the speed with which he strikes is far more impressive than he might have originally credited him. He'd wonder over the approximate velocity and angle in other circumstances, but the dagger is for him. It is for him, and he might the scent the intent in the shift of his weight toward the back of his heel to run.
He's able to catch the offending projectile, twist it about in the ample sleeve of his robe - the blade catching at the fabric and tearing where it is first strikes. He looses it in the next moment with a resounding clatter, a shake of the arm and the instinctive tailing of the joyous whoop thrumming through him. It appears that Jim had gambled it right after all and it is the glimmer of some concession to the fact - it was hardly the first time he'd underestimated the focus of others upon him.
If it is Jim that follows in the even step, it is Spock that follows in the odd. It'll take him some time even with his physiological advantages to catch them now, but the traps are still Claude's to dodge.
And he ought to dodge quick, because Spock's already up by Jim's elbow by the time they might reach the potential point of egress. ]