It's an exclamation, but not a shout - for one thing, he doesn't need to get Moran's attention, he already has it; for another, the mere presence of the man stifled the surprised shoots of panic threatening to take root.
"Ya partner, is he now? I reckon I'd like ta change that."
"No." Su Xunxian shifts a little, to place a palm against the man's chest, and pushes - not to harm, but to distract... as a few rats start crawling up the man's bare feet, nibbling.
WEH
It's an exclamation, but not a shout - for one thing, he doesn't need to get Moran's attention, he already has it; for another, the mere presence of the man stifled the surprised shoots of panic threatening to take root.
"Ya partner, is he now? I reckon I'd like ta change that."
"No." Su Xunxian shifts a little, to place a palm against the man's chest, and pushes - not to harm, but to distract... as a few rats start crawling up the man's bare feet, nibbling.
"Bloody 'ell!"