barry is a good guy. at least he likes to think so; walks his little sister to school, always cooks dinner for his mom on saturdays, had a job since he was thirteen to help with bills around the house (paper rounds, pizza boy, cleaning pools, that kinda stuff). barry believes in karma and past lives. barry doesn’t know why or what bad thing he did leads some complete whackjob to hold a gun to a strangers head and say: “ you’re going to deliver a message for me, barry, or i’m going to blow this guy’s brains across the pavement. “
barry cares about the environment, carbon emissions and the state of world affairs. he volunteers at shelters feeding soup to the homeless. the dude with a gun to his head? looks fucking terrified, and there isn’t a shadow of hesitation in the woman who holds him RANSOM. barry nods.
barry winds up being led to a street corner with an earpiece and the same cutesy but sinister voice feeding instructions. he walks to the corner and waits for another woman, her picture white knuckled in his slightly shaking hands, and when he sees her, sets off after her.
i wouldn’t get too close, if you know what’s good for you barry. “ hey -- miss shaw? “