[ He thought about drawing lines when this started. Playing it smart, biding his time. There was a thought about patience in there, too. Lining up a shot from a distance, maybe. Or baiting a trap to be sprung later. That armor is the only thing worth having in this moment and Felix won't give it up, won't trade, he's too fucking smart for that. Only thing that leaves is taking it. And that puts him at a disadvantage, the game too obvious to play out like this.
Or it ought to be. The drugs, the gas, whatever they've been dosed with, that changes things. It's gotten twisted. Sharkface can feel his pulse hammering in his throat. Churning. It hurts. He can feel it sharp in his skull, at the very center of his palms. He's riding a fever. He can feel it. Burning him up.
Not good. It's getting hard to think clearly. To remember his lines.
Sharkface bares his teeth. Violence is reflexive at this point. Easy. Why would they ever do anything else? ]
When I die, bury me deep.
[ The cadence is reflexive, too. How many times did the instructors make them sing it? He used to hear it in his dreams. ]
Place an MA5 down by my feet.
[ He goes for a strike. The sergeant's favorite this time, two to the side and then one to the throat to finish them off. ]
no subject
Or it ought to be. The drugs, the gas, whatever they've been dosed with, that changes things. It's gotten twisted. Sharkface can feel his pulse hammering in his throat. Churning. It hurts. He can feel it sharp in his skull, at the very center of his palms. He's riding a fever. He can feel it. Burning him up.
Not good. It's getting hard to think clearly. To remember his lines.
Sharkface bares his teeth. Violence is reflexive at this point. Easy. Why would they ever do anything else? ]
When I die, bury me deep.
[ The cadence is reflexive, too. How many times did the instructors make them sing it? He used to hear it in his dreams. ]
Place an MA5 down by my feet.
[ He goes for a strike. The sergeant's favorite this time, two to the side and then one to the throat to finish them off. ]