[ Barnaby is surprised at Adam's attempt at negotiation, remembering only a moment later that he too must be used to it. He's all the more glad that it's the two of them that found the scene and this trail and not someone more - well, trigger-happy. If their culprit agrees to turn himself in (or at least stop before anyone else gets hurt, since who could he really be turned in to?) without any more violence, then all the better. ]
Careful.
[ He says it softly enough that he can hope it doesn't carry to whomever's in the darkness, keeping his eyes trained in the direction of the sounds. Then, louder: ]
We're not here to hurt you. As long as you cooperate and explain your situation, you don't have anything to worry about.
[ He's all too reminded of rogue NEXTs he's seen, people who'd just discovered their powers or got discriminated against so much that they snapped, too angry and afraid of both other people and themselves. ]
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Careful.
[ He says it softly enough that he can hope it doesn't carry to whomever's in the darkness, keeping his eyes trained in the direction of the sounds. Then, louder: ]
We're not here to hurt you. As long as you cooperate and explain your situation, you don't have anything to worry about.
[ He's all too reminded of rogue NEXTs he's seen, people who'd just discovered their powers or got discriminated against so much that they snapped, too angry and afraid of both other people and themselves. ]