[ Adrian feels as if he's watching the future unfurl in slow motion the moment that the man begins to pinwheel his arms, falling backwards. He can't move quickly enough to get out of the way and then—
Something solid catches him, preventing him from cracking his own head open on the tile, but Adrian has barely a moment to be grateful. Blinding pain radiates through his face as the back of the thief's skull makes contact with his nose. Adrian swears in a very ungentlemanly fashion, flailing and scrambling to be free of the press of bodies. ]
No, don't touch—
[ He ends up on his ass on the tile floor, holding his own bleeding nose, eyes wide.
It's too late, of course. The brief moment of contact was enough to turn the thief's skin suddenly pale, and a few moments later he's flushed with high fever, practically delirious. Adrian looks up at the woman who'd caught him. ] You're alright?
[ People have stopped to stare at the commotion, which is just perfect, of course. ]
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Something solid catches him, preventing him from cracking his own head open on the tile, but Adrian has barely a moment to be grateful. Blinding pain radiates through his face as the back of the thief's skull makes contact with his nose. Adrian swears in a very ungentlemanly fashion, flailing and scrambling to be free of the press of bodies. ]
No, don't touch—
[ He ends up on his ass on the tile floor, holding his own bleeding nose, eyes wide.
It's too late, of course. The brief moment of contact was enough to turn the thief's skin suddenly pale, and a few moments later he's flushed with high fever, practically delirious. Adrian looks up at the woman who'd caught him. ] You're alright?
[ People have stopped to stare at the commotion, which is just perfect, of course. ]