[ Bariyan was distracted by Naoto's words. So he'd hesitated in trying to put Martin to sleep -- a second too long. Martin's flailing breaks him free of Bariyan's grip and the boy rolls away from him. Bariyan swears at that -- but instinct pushes him to circle around Martin instead of going back after him. In order to place himself square between Martin and Naoto.
He looks at the latter, eyes flashing with panic. ]
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[ Bariyan was distracted by Naoto's words. So he'd hesitated in trying to put Martin to sleep -- a second too long. Martin's flailing breaks him free of Bariyan's grip and the boy rolls away from him. Bariyan swears at that -- but instinct pushes him to circle around Martin instead of going back after him. In order to place himself square between Martin and Naoto.
He looks at the latter, eyes flashing with panic. ]
Don't shoot him!