(unfortunately, hei gets an idea. this isn't the first person he's met who's been involved with the bus, the experimentation, the people at the "safehouse" a couple of strangers have already told him about, and he can't imagine it'll be the last — he's being searched for. desperately. there are agents on all sides scouring the city with a net in pursuit of him, that much is clear to him now.
and hei doesn't like to be found and caught. not as easily as he was the first time, despite having no recollection of his own kidnapping.
so he formulates a plan that'll shake his tail in the crowds of the lantern festival. it involves cain's invitation to head out first, wordlessly accepting the offer with a grunt of protest and a pointed stare if the man steps up too close behind him. he needs space, refusing to needlessly hurt his mysterious benefactor even if it'd be an acceptable loss if cain somehow got his fingers jammed in the exit door. because hei's quick to slam it closed the second he makes it onto the street, gritting his teeth with the effort it takes to hear the door click shut.
after that he strikes out at a walk, fast, stepping out onto the street. away from any police who might be watching the front of the apartment building, away from cain who may still be following him. the collar of the jacket's flipped up to shield his neck, ducking around a tray of desserts that wobble with his interference, and hei slips away into a cheering throng of people celebrating a new year and a new life.)
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and hei doesn't like to be found and caught. not as easily as he was the first time, despite having no recollection of his own kidnapping.
so he formulates a plan that'll shake his tail in the crowds of the lantern festival. it involves cain's invitation to head out first, wordlessly accepting the offer with a grunt of protest and a pointed stare if the man steps up too close behind him. he needs space, refusing to needlessly hurt his mysterious benefactor even if it'd be an acceptable loss if cain somehow got his fingers jammed in the exit door. because hei's quick to slam it closed the second he makes it onto the street, gritting his teeth with the effort it takes to hear the door click shut.
after that he strikes out at a walk, fast, stepping out onto the street. away from any police who might be watching the front of the apartment building, away from cain who may still be following him. the collar of the jacket's flipped up to shield his neck, ducking around a tray of desserts that wobble with his interference, and hei slips away into a cheering throng of people celebrating a new year and a new life.)