"I keep telling you, you're better off just sitting still," Basco laughs, crouching on his heels to smile at Joe on the level. There's nothing between them, and Basco's close enough that Joe could probably bite his nose off if he was so inclined...but Basco's gambling that he's not. And Basco doesn't make bets he doesn't think he can win.
"There's no tactical benefit to yanking that hard on those - you'll just make yourself bleed more, and it's not like I've made you uncomfortable with them."
Joe's chains - one on each wrist, anchored separately to the wall behind him - are more than long enough to give the swordsman plenty of play with them, and Joe's propped up in a small heap not far from the wall - it's only his own frustrated yanking that's caused friction burns around his wrists beneath the cuffs.
Moreover, the chains are heavy, and smooth - Basco's got plenty of barbed and bladed chains, but he specifically selected ones that are easy to grip like rope, if you ignore the way the joins would bite your skin. Basco's literally given Joe enough rope to hang him with, but he's put his money on a different number, and he's just about to lick his lips with how excited he is. Now that Joe's awake, the roulette ball's been dropped, and Basco can't wait to see if it hits his number... or not.
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[OTA except Stockholm. Suggested 1+4?]
Date: 2012-05-14 06:42 pm (UTC)"There's no tactical benefit to yanking that hard on those - you'll just make yourself bleed more, and it's not like I've made you uncomfortable with them."
Joe's chains - one on each wrist, anchored separately to the wall behind him - are more than long enough to give the swordsman plenty of play with them, and Joe's propped up in a small heap not far from the wall - it's only his own frustrated yanking that's caused friction burns around his wrists beneath the cuffs.
Moreover, the chains are heavy, and smooth - Basco's got plenty of barbed and bladed chains, but he specifically selected ones that are easy to grip like rope, if you ignore the way the joins would bite your skin. Basco's literally given Joe enough rope to hang him with, but he's put his money on a different number, and he's just about to lick his lips with how excited he is. Now that Joe's awake, the roulette ball's been dropped, and Basco can't wait to see if it hits his number... or not.