10:02a |
You know what sucks? Dying. You know what sucks even more? Death by public execution.
So you'll have to forgive a man his slight disorientation when he does not walk nor stumble into these white halls but does, in fact, fall. Hard, hitting the ground with an audible thud and splayed on the floor in such a manner suggesting he was definitely not prepared for this. From whence did he come? God only knows. Adhering to the laws of physics and probability is for losers, anyway. He's looking a little worse for wear, like he's taken a beating recently. And also unnervingly thin; thin as in starved - it's not a flattering look. But more apparent is the rope burn around his neck, which he touches gingerly.
After a moment to recover, or at least get over the shock of hitting the ground and also, possibly, suffering a certain loss of vital signs, he warily gets to his feet and manages to take a more dignified position of repose on a nearby couch.
"Have I found me perdition or paradise for my pains?" His voice is rough, as is his breathing. "What's here that greets me?"
[[ooc: Have one sociopathic, smooth-talking ex-lieutenant, who's recently had some trouble with the law. From Shakespeare, no less.]] |