[Shit! It doesn't work, and all he does is kick Connor in the face, and not even shake him loose, because now Connor's holding onto his shirt. It pulls tight around his throat, and Sean's finding it hard to breathe with it cutting in. And-
He lets out a baffled, strangled noise. What- what does he mean what does Sean have to gain by working for them? Sean is genuinely baffled that this is what Connor's angry about, because this stopped being about working for them at the exact moment that Sean started running away.]
W-what?
[That's about all he managed to squeeze out, because between the choking and the extra weight, Sean's hand slips, and he falls with Connor, both of them landing hard on the alleyway floor. Sean hears something crack and he sees stars. The air's knocked out of him and it hurts, but Sean struggles to his feet, trying to push himself forward to keep moving.
But it's hard to keep moving when he's dazed. There's blood trickling out of his hairline and he stumbles some as he moves, not able to do more than walk at a slightly brisk pace.]
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He lets out a baffled, strangled noise. What- what does he mean what does Sean have to gain by working for them? Sean is genuinely baffled that this is what Connor's angry about, because this stopped being about working for them at the exact moment that Sean started running away.]
W-what?
[That's about all he managed to squeeze out, because between the choking and the extra weight, Sean's hand slips, and he falls with Connor, both of them landing hard on the alleyway floor. Sean hears something crack and he sees stars. The air's knocked out of him and it hurts, but Sean struggles to his feet, trying to push himself forward to keep moving.
But it's hard to keep moving when he's dazed. There's blood trickling out of his hairline and he stumbles some as he moves, not able to do more than walk at a slightly brisk pace.]