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[personal profile] gutterbound 2025-03-13 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
[It is the closest to a tower he'll get. At least this one he can walk out of. Taair doesn't look ready to, not with the way his jaw drops and he stammers out.]

A m-mass murderer?

[That's when Eupha steps into the frame, white in the face and pointing to the stairwell.]

He's not lying! There's blood all over...people are being hurt! You must come with us! Please!

[Taair squawks, looking mortified between them. Then he nods.]

All right! I'll...I'll do it! Just a moment!

[He dashes in, stepping into outdoor shoes and snatching essentials. Coat and a wallet, small bag. Stops momentarily to look back at a pile of books on the dresser, but thinks better of it for now.]

Let's go!

[All together now, you make to leave.]