[ Fun upside of the rampant backstabbing paranoia you wind up with in his line of work is that you develop eyes in the back of your head. Jack’s not as sneaky as he thinks he is, but he’s also not the priority here. Logically speaking, there’s something much more dangerous ahead, but the fact that Vidal’s crouched right on a ridge here has him glancing imperceptibly over his shoulder once or twice. ]
[ What he’s not expecting is them to get right up in his business straight off the bat. Which has him bristling even before the guy opens his mouth. Instinctively, Vidal gives him an irritable tone it down gesture. ]
Y'know, usually people try to lead with hello, or, nice to meet you. Sorry to bother you, that kinda thing. [ Dripping with enough polite informativeness to circle back around to insincere. And after taking a hot second to give him a proper look, ] ... You got a lot more than teeth going on, buddy.
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[ What he’s not expecting is them to get right up in his business straight off the bat. Which has him bristling even before the guy opens his mouth. Instinctively, Vidal gives him an irritable tone it down gesture. ]
Y'know, usually people try to lead with hello, or, nice to meet you. Sorry to bother you, that kinda thing. [ Dripping with enough polite informativeness to circle back around to insincere. And after taking a hot second to give him a proper look, ] ... You got a lot more than teeth going on, buddy.