[ he waves off her hand, and she withdraws it without complaint. the journey off the roof is uneventful, and inej feels a sense of relief at haskell's door being closed. she sticks close to kaz's heels on the way out, resolutely not looking at anyone else once they get to the door.
she slides her hands into the pocket of her coat, keeping pace with him relatively easily. even though kaz walks with a limp, his legs are so long that she often has to walk quickly to keep up. his gait is just much longer than hers. but she doesn't complain, falling into step at his side easily enough. ]
Jesper let me shoot one of his guns.
[ she says after a moment of consideration, letting her eyes wander to take note of where they were going. memorizing the map of the city forming in her mind.
but before kaz can suggest that she got one of her own, she adds, her tone a little rueful: ]
He had to catch me after I pulled the trigger.
[ she hadn't been expecting the recoil, and after shooting it once, inej decided that (1) she disliked guns and (2) she really disliked her hands smelling like gunpowder for two days. it had taken her ages to scrub the residue off her fingers. ]
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Date: 2020-12-31 06:37 pm (UTC)she slides her hands into the pocket of her coat, keeping pace with him relatively easily. even though kaz walks with a limp, his legs are so long that she often has to walk quickly to keep up. his gait is just much longer than hers. but she doesn't complain, falling into step at his side easily enough. ]
Jesper let me shoot one of his guns.
[ she says after a moment of consideration, letting her eyes wander to take note of where they were going. memorizing the map of the city forming in her mind.
but before kaz can suggest that she got one of her own, she adds, her tone a little rueful: ]
He had to catch me after I pulled the trigger.
[ she hadn't been expecting the recoil, and after shooting it once, inej decided that (1) she disliked guns and (2) she really disliked her hands smelling like gunpowder for two days. it had taken her ages to scrub the residue off her fingers. ]