[ She holds up a single finger. (It isn't her middle, no worries.) ]
Otherwise you risk losing a finger.
[ The moment he takes it, it will lose its glow, cooling quickly to better match the environment around them. It's still broken, though, jagged edged. Potentially dangerous when exposed to fragile skin. The other pieces of glass glint brightly in the air, spin once - almost theatrically so - and then seemingly blink out of existence. Well, then. Emily doesn't look at all surprised, though, so he can probably chalk it up to "part of the plan".
A table is upended in her pursuant group's haste to get to the pair of people, and Emily rolls her eyes before assuming a more defensive position. With her feet better spread and the blades of her hands close to her chin, it's clear she's been trained for combat. ]
I prefer to have as few permanent casualties as possible --
[ That's the last words she says for a little while, though, as five men finally (!) get here.
She punches the closest one in the nose and then immediately pivots behind him to cut off the oxygen to his brain, her arm pinned around his neck in an expert chokehold. A few seconds of that before she's leaving the unconscious body on the floor with some slight care.
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[ She holds up a single finger. (It isn't her middle, no worries.) ]
Otherwise you risk losing a finger.
[ The moment he takes it, it will lose its glow, cooling quickly to better match the environment around them. It's still broken, though, jagged edged. Potentially dangerous when exposed to fragile skin. The other pieces of glass glint brightly in the air, spin once - almost theatrically so - and then seemingly blink out of existence. Well, then. Emily doesn't look at all surprised, though, so he can probably chalk it up to "part of the plan".
A table is upended in her pursuant group's haste to get to the pair of people, and Emily rolls her eyes before assuming a more defensive position. With her feet better spread and the blades of her hands close to her chin, it's clear she's been trained for combat. ]
I prefer to have as few permanent casualties as possible --
[ That's the last words she says for a little while, though, as five men finally (!) get here.
She punches the closest one in the nose and then immediately pivots behind him to cut off the oxygen to his brain, her arm pinned around his neck in an expert chokehold. A few seconds of that before she's leaving the unconscious body on the floor with some slight care.
It can't remain this easy, certainly. ]