[Lance watches her carefully, but reading her seems suddenly impossible; he's mentally exhausted, a bit dazed from shock, and having more and more difficulty fighting the deeply ingrained instincts not to anger someone who might harm him. The one thing he is certain of, at least, is that this isn't working.
He still doesn't want to call someone for backup, but he's out of ways to handle this otherwise and is unable to keep mustering up the willpower and courage it takes to keep trying to get through to her when she seems about to snap on him. So this time her threat gets a silent nod and he manages to stand with the help of the wall, gaze fixed on her as he heads for the door, not turning his back on her in case she changes her mind.
The moment he's out of the apartment he lets his calm facade drop, at least for a few seconds as he goes down a flight of stairs to put a floor of distance between them, stopping then to lean back against a wall and take a few deep breaths. He's okay. Don't panic; this isn't over. Focus.
It takes a moment before he pulls out his phone, scrolling through to find Henry's number, and hopes his voice will be steady as he makes the call.]
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Date: 2017-05-21 09:55 pm (UTC)He still doesn't want to call someone for backup, but he's out of ways to handle this otherwise and is unable to keep mustering up the willpower and courage it takes to keep trying to get through to her when she seems about to snap on him. So this time her threat gets a silent nod and he manages to stand with the help of the wall, gaze fixed on her as he heads for the door, not turning his back on her in case she changes her mind.
The moment he's out of the apartment he lets his calm facade drop, at least for a few seconds as he goes down a flight of stairs to put a floor of distance between them, stopping then to lean back against a wall and take a few deep breaths. He's okay. Don't panic; this isn't over. Focus.
It takes a moment before he pulls out his phone, scrolling through to find Henry's number, and hopes his voice will be steady as he makes the call.]