[ There's a hum as she considers the point, glancing back down at the lifeless body. A strong defense in the form of an offense — she can't help but wonder what it was that the man, now dead, had been embroiled in to get to this point. Likely nothing good. There's a world where pursuing his attackers may tell a different story, entirely.
The line between naivete and pragmatism is strange, at least for her — she knows better than to empathize with a man she knows nothing about. He is not one of her soldiers. Whatever she chooses to do from this point will be for her own safety, as opposed to any form of vengeance. Amos is right; if they've been spotted, and if the assailants are keen on leaving no witnesses, their lives are now in jeopardy.
But a man has died in front of her tonight, after a series of screams that spoke of fear rather than anger. Without knowing the whole story, there's nothing that says they would not do this again, to someone who may or may not be helpless.
So looks back to Amos, and she nods. Then looks up. ] The stairs, then. [ Her head tilts towards the fire escape, before she makes a — frankly inhuman — jump to the railings on the second floor with ease. It's easy to undo the latches to drop the ladder back down to the ground. Once she sees him follow, she'll start walking up towards to the rooftop. ]
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The line between naivete and pragmatism is strange, at least for her — she knows better than to empathize with a man she knows nothing about. He is not one of her soldiers. Whatever she chooses to do from this point will be for her own safety, as opposed to any form of vengeance. Amos is right; if they've been spotted, and if the assailants are keen on leaving no witnesses, their lives are now in jeopardy.
But a man has died in front of her tonight, after a series of screams that spoke of fear rather than anger. Without knowing the whole story, there's nothing that says they would not do this again, to someone who may or may not be helpless.
So looks back to Amos, and she nods. Then looks up. ] The stairs, then. [ Her head tilts towards the fire escape, before she makes a — frankly inhuman — jump to the railings on the second floor with ease. It's easy to undo the latches to drop the ladder back down to the ground. Once she sees him follow, she'll start walking up towards to the rooftop. ]