[Kate doesn't have time to work the zip tie off. Damian and Jason hit the ground, and then one of the guards yanks her to her feet, holding her tight by the shoulders. The woman starts towards Damian, and Kate tries—and utterly fails—to break free.
For a moment, she can't figure out what the thing in the woman's hands is. Even when it turns on, her mind refuses to make the connection, not until the saw starts to descend. Again, Kate tries to break the man's grip, panic choking her, but he forces her to kneel and shoves a knee into her back, and then she can't move at all.
The rest is nightmarish. The saw cauterizes as it works, and the smell is horrific. Instinctively, Kate tries to look away, only for the guard to yank her head up by her hair, as though he wants her to watch. Within seconds, it doesn't matter anyway. Her vision blurs with tears, and she curls her hands into fists, digging her fingernails into her palms hard enough to break skin. Suddenly, she doesn't care about the knives Jason put through the other guards' throats. Clinging to her anger is the only thing that keeps her from throwing up. Somehow, she manages to keep herself from sobbing, but then Damian finally screams, and she breaks down completely.
Keep your business to yourself, the woman says, and all Kate can hear is that it's all her fault. The second the guard lets go of her, their task apparently done, Kate is scrambling across the floor to Damian.]
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For a moment, she can't figure out what the thing in the woman's hands is. Even when it turns on, her mind refuses to make the connection, not until the saw starts to descend. Again, Kate tries to break the man's grip, panic choking her, but he forces her to kneel and shoves a knee into her back, and then she can't move at all.
The rest is nightmarish. The saw cauterizes as it works, and the smell is horrific. Instinctively, Kate tries to look away, only for the guard to yank her head up by her hair, as though he wants her to watch. Within seconds, it doesn't matter anyway. Her vision blurs with tears, and she curls her hands into fists, digging her fingernails into her palms hard enough to break skin. Suddenly, she doesn't care about the knives Jason put through the other guards' throats. Clinging to her anger is the only thing that keeps her from throwing up. Somehow, she manages to keep herself from sobbing, but then Damian finally screams, and she breaks down completely.
Keep your business to yourself, the woman says, and all Kate can hear is that it's all her fault. The second the guard lets go of her, their task apparently done, Kate is scrambling across the floor to Damian.]