("try"? irritation is stoked by the comment, until his thoughts on it are simmering just below the impassivity of his stare. did he know it'd fail? how?
instead of demanding an answer, hei watches. cain stands before the door like he'll pray the lock away, but he knows better than to think that after facing countless soldiers with the ability to blast holes through six inches of solid steel, turn elastic bands into beams of energy, make bubbles blown from soap explode. in one moment the pad is there and the next it's not, landing on his foot that makes him jerk back in surprise.
it's impressive. highly. alarm or not, it's gotten them an escape route and cain's saved his ass again.
but which is it? a cutting power? rejection of an idea? matter displacement? any one of them could account for this, but he doesn't want to stick around to find out which it is. his logical half takes over, bolting for the other side of the building with his heels planted against the barrier keeping him from falling off.)
Safer, huh? Tell me how you just did that — (pointing past him to the open door.) — and why I can't.
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instead of demanding an answer, hei watches. cain stands before the door like he'll pray the lock away, but he knows better than to think that after facing countless soldiers with the ability to blast holes through six inches of solid steel, turn elastic bands into beams of energy, make bubbles blown from soap explode. in one moment the pad is there and the next it's not, landing on his foot that makes him jerk back in surprise.
it's impressive. highly. alarm or not, it's gotten them an escape route and cain's saved his ass again.
but which is it? a cutting power? rejection of an idea? matter displacement? any one of them could account for this, but he doesn't want to stick around to find out which it is. his logical half takes over, bolting for the other side of the building with his heels planted against the barrier keeping him from falling off.)
Safer, huh? Tell me how you just did that — (pointing past him to the open door.) — and why I can't.