[Ronan's awake - of course he is, of course the sound would wake him up. Adam knew on some level that would happen. It takes a great effort to tear his attention from the body in front of him, great effort to swallow the strange sense of shock and distance that consumes him. But Ronan is awake and he needs to know it's all right.
It's not really all right. But he's not in danger.]
Salvus.
[His voice sounds odd in his own ears. He makes himself move, go to Ronan. He wants to drop the gun, but that's not safe, so instead he sets it down carefully. He makes sure the safety is on again, makes sure it won't go off accidentally. He's careful.
Then he kneels next to Ronan. He wants to reach out, but he doesn't really have the right after what he just did. He doesn't know if this counts as murder, if that creature was really a person, but he thinks Ronan - who dreams people into existence - is likely to think that it does. He's probably not wrong.]
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It's not really all right. But he's not in danger.]
Salvus.
[His voice sounds odd in his own ears. He makes himself move, go to Ronan. He wants to drop the gun, but that's not safe, so instead he sets it down carefully. He makes sure the safety is on again, makes sure it won't go off accidentally. He's careful.
Then he kneels next to Ronan. He wants to reach out, but he doesn't really have the right after what he just did. He doesn't know if this counts as murder, if that creature was really a person, but he thinks Ronan - who dreams people into existence - is likely to think that it does. He's probably not wrong.]
Are you - are you okay?