[ On their feet now, Fraser doesn't insist on staying completely close, even if he's tempted to do exactly that. He wants to stay right where he is. Hell, he would have stayed on the desk if it meant not getting up, he's still a little lightheaded. Still, practicality and not exacerbating the bruising on his hip would improve matters immensely. The couch would be comfortable.
He's taken three steps away when he realizes Ray isn't coming, and he appraises his friend for a moment, trying to work out what he means to do with his belt and gun.
No, he has nothing. ]
Maybe, Ray?
[ He doesn't press the correction any more than that, raising one eyebrow. Authority worked better with these people 'Get down on the ground!', that sort of thing. Maybe wasn't going to cut it when they had a job to do. Then Fraser nods to himself, moving to obey. The couch is a step up, but when he shimmies himself down onto it there's a different kind of discomfort, and Fraser shifts very slightly back, spreading his knees slightly to give himself a few inches of space beneath his hips.
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He's taken three steps away when he realizes Ray isn't coming, and he appraises his friend for a moment, trying to work out what he means to do with his belt and gun.
No, he has nothing. ]
Maybe, Ray?
[ He doesn't press the correction any more than that, raising one eyebrow. Authority worked better with these people 'Get down on the ground!', that sort of thing. Maybe wasn't going to cut it when they had a job to do. Then Fraser nods to himself, moving to obey. The couch is a step up, but when he shimmies himself down onto it there's a different kind of discomfort, and Fraser shifts very slightly back, spreading his knees slightly to give himself a few inches of space beneath his hips.
He hisses. ] Like this?