Right. Um, I could probably try to go first or something...
[ trailing off uncertainly, even as her voice was low and cracked in a dry whisper already. she didn't actually know how good a walker's hearing was, but that was the thing--it was better to be cautious. maybe someone could find out through trial and error. or maybe someone would err fatally if they were careless about it.
offering to go first wasn't careless, it was prudent. she had her own handgun, yes, but she barely knew how to use it. out of the two of them, Murasa was probably better suited to survive without the other. one of them had to open the door first and take the risk, so it might as well be the more useless one.
self-sacrificing nature in action, or just survival at work. ]
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[ trailing off uncertainly, even as her voice was low and cracked in a dry whisper already. she didn't actually know how good a walker's hearing was, but that was the thing--it was better to be cautious. maybe someone could find out through trial and error. or maybe someone would err fatally if they were careless about it.
offering to go first wasn't careless, it was prudent. she had her own handgun, yes, but she barely knew how to use it. out of the two of them, Murasa was probably better suited to survive without the other. one of them had to open the door first and take the risk, so it might as well be the more useless one.
self-sacrificing nature in action, or just survival at work. ]