[He can see she's shocked- possibly she's also disgusted. He gets enough of this that he meets her gaze boldly, blue eyes unbothered as a brick wall.]
Retreat? That's going to take some work.
[He indicates the front of the compound, where a great number of monkeys are descending on those at the front of the retreat effort. The wall of trees is a shortcut for the monkeys as well as a trap for them- another coconut shatters on a tree beside Laurent, enough for him to break eye contact and duck away. His sword is still drawn; if Mercy wants to get him onboard her pacifism she’ll have to be more forceful about it.]
So do you have a plan for this brilliant idea of yours?
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Retreat? That's going to take some work.
[He indicates the front of the compound, where a great number of monkeys are descending on those at the front of the retreat effort. The wall of trees is a shortcut for the monkeys as well as a trap for them- another coconut shatters on a tree beside Laurent, enough for him to break eye contact and duck away. His sword is still drawn; if Mercy wants to get him onboard her pacifism she’ll have to be more forceful about it.]
So do you have a plan for this brilliant idea of yours?