‘It’s 9 o’clock and the way the wind whips against the alleyway, you’re not sure you’ll get home tonight.’
“Our next five minutes are going to be the most crucial. So, no- Look at me! This will be difficult, so keep a level head, alright?”
‘You cannot speak. And you cannot move. You can only hear the blood, pounding in your ears, and your own baited breath.’
‘Your eyes are leaking but there’s bloodstains on your shirt.’
“Here, you keep your thoughts to yourself, that way you won’t get hurt.”
“There will be no victory speech, for there is no winning in war.”
“… Please don’t tell me that there’s a bloody handprint.”
“…”
“Dammit! Now what?”
“If there’s a more complex route, then by golly I will take it!”
“I’m not okay. I don’t think you fully understand what that means for me.”
“Death is certain, but spectacle is likely. And that makes it all the more worth it.”