[it's probably a good thing that that initial response is over text, not in person, for how hard Aiden linefaces in response. as it is, it takes him a minute to stop frowning and respond]
I'll be by in a few minutes.
[and so he comes, some ten, fifteen minutes later, dressed for war. it's not just in the fact that he's wearing the trenchcoat -- though that's generally been a good indication that he means business, as long as Waverly's known him. it's the fact that he's wearing the gaiter mask, down around his neck but visible, for as little good as it will do him, here. it's in the fact that he's carrying more than just a handgun, an assault rifle hidden under the tails of the coat. it's the the fact that the ice he has pulled around him almost justfies the fact that he's dressed for winter, here in Hell of all places. he's absolutely not fucking around]
[there's something hard in his expression, too, when he slides up to the bar, to Waverly] Room unlocked?
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I'll be by in a few minutes.
[and so he comes, some ten, fifteen minutes later, dressed for war. it's not just in the fact that he's wearing the trenchcoat -- though that's generally been a good indication that he means business, as long as Waverly's known him. it's the fact that he's wearing the gaiter mask, down around his neck but visible, for as little good as it will do him, here. it's in the fact that he's carrying more than just a handgun, an assault rifle hidden under the tails of the coat. it's the the fact that the ice he has pulled around him almost justfies the fact that he's dressed for winter, here in Hell of all places. he's absolutely not fucking around]
[there's something hard in his expression, too, when he slides up to the bar, to Waverly] Room unlocked?