A small, sad smile graced Wash's face when he heard Ichijou's response. "I won't let that happen," he said with a resolute nod.
Hearing the hesitance in Jaime's question didn't shake his resolve one bit. "See that pistol on my leg? It'll be quick. He won't feel it." He spoke as though he was giving simple instructions, not talking about ending a guy's life. Though, having been killed with a shot in the head last year, it kind of gave him an interesting perspective on the whole thing.
He removed his hand from Ichijou's abdomen, ignoring the blood sticking to his hand, and reached for said pistol. The safety was already off, the gun ready to be fired at any second, so he was at least able to spare the man of that sight.
"Jamie, we're probably gonna have to run after I do this," he said quietly, not looking over at the young man. "Those things are attracted to any loud noise, but if things get too hectic, I have one more grenade to use to make sure we get an advantage back.
"But this time," he continued, this time to Ichijou, "I won't have to warn you when I do." And then he patted Ichijou's arm. For him, that was about as much sentimentality anyone was going to get.
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Hearing the hesitance in Jaime's question didn't shake his resolve one bit. "See that pistol on my leg? It'll be quick. He won't feel it." He spoke as though he was giving simple instructions, not talking about ending a guy's life. Though, having been killed with a shot in the head last year, it kind of gave him an interesting perspective on the whole thing.
He removed his hand from Ichijou's abdomen, ignoring the blood sticking to his hand, and reached for said pistol. The safety was already off, the gun ready to be fired at any second, so he was at least able to spare the man of that sight.
"Jamie, we're probably gonna have to run after I do this," he said quietly, not looking over at the young man. "Those things are attracted to any loud noise, but if things get too hectic, I have one more grenade to use to make sure we get an advantage back.
"But this time," he continued, this time to Ichijou, "I won't have to warn you when I do." And then he patted Ichijou's arm. For him, that was about as much sentimentality anyone was going to get.