Re: Inexorable Altercation [Round I- The Sleeping World of Rock]
06-14-2010, 04:16 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by PlumFinder.
A split-second was all Loran had.
A load of rock was about to crush him unless he moved out of the way. That Will-guy would shoot him if he did move. There was no doubt in Loran's mind that he wouldn't hesitate this time. Stay still, and he was dead. Move, and he was dead. He had a split-second, and he spent it frozen with indecision.
Perhaps it was all just an hallucination…
Something knocked into him from the side, pushing him out of the way from the dead golem. Will fired, but missed Loran by inches. Again Loran came into collision with a part of the building, and it hurt even more than the first time.
He should move, he thought. Run, hide, get the hell out of here, but he just lay there. He was dizzy and hurt all over, and was still wondering why he wasn't dead.
‘You're not dying after all, are you?'
The cloning guy walked over from where Loran had been seconds ago.
‘Did you… did you push me out of the way?' Why was he panting? He wasn't tired, damn it! The last thing he needed now was to show weakness!
‘I did. You clearly didn't pay attention to what I said. It's in our best interest if we all stay alive for now.'
‘Fine. So I won't get shot?'
He glanced at Will when he said that, and found him staring confused at his laser and the hole in the rock it had made.
'Will, is something wrong?'
‘I don't get it. You, err… Felix… You jumped straight into the path of my laser. It should have killed you.'
‘You must've missed,' Felix said dismissively. ‘Now will you all stop the killing?'
And Loran found himself agreeing to cooperate in finding a way out. He was sure he wasn't the only one lying about that, and his was only a half lie. He would cooperate, until he found an opportunity to kill one of the others unseen.
A split-second was all Loran had.
A load of rock was about to crush him unless he moved out of the way. That Will-guy would shoot him if he did move. There was no doubt in Loran's mind that he wouldn't hesitate this time. Stay still, and he was dead. Move, and he was dead. He had a split-second, and he spent it frozen with indecision.
Perhaps it was all just an hallucination…
Something knocked into him from the side, pushing him out of the way from the dead golem. Will fired, but missed Loran by inches. Again Loran came into collision with a part of the building, and it hurt even more than the first time.
He should move, he thought. Run, hide, get the hell out of here, but he just lay there. He was dizzy and hurt all over, and was still wondering why he wasn't dead.
‘You're not dying after all, are you?'
The cloning guy walked over from where Loran had been seconds ago.
‘Did you… did you push me out of the way?' Why was he panting? He wasn't tired, damn it! The last thing he needed now was to show weakness!
‘I did. You clearly didn't pay attention to what I said. It's in our best interest if we all stay alive for now.'
‘Fine. So I won't get shot?'
He glanced at Will when he said that, and found him staring confused at his laser and the hole in the rock it had made.
'Will, is something wrong?'
‘I don't get it. You, err… Felix… You jumped straight into the path of my laser. It should have killed you.'
‘You must've missed,' Felix said dismissively. ‘Now will you all stop the killing?'
And Loran found himself agreeing to cooperate in finding a way out. He was sure he wasn't the only one lying about that, and his was only a half lie. He would cooperate, until he found an opportunity to kill one of the others unseen.