( from @gntlesoull ) Leaping, soaring from another guard's body as they hit the wall painfully-- Jericho barely managed to escape the hall unscathed. Why his friend, dear friend, wanted him to retrieve this stash of Xenothium was unclear until Red X arrived to steal it first. He thought he lost the thief, but there they were hitting the corner and stalking him like some sort of known prey.
If he could just get the mask off, he could make CONTACT! Joey's eyes searched frantically, backing away and stumbling as he's done so. Why send someone like him? Not a fighter. Never had been. Because you had a way of infiltrating like no other.
He held up a hand, asking them to stop-- unsure if he'd even understand if he'd throw out a sign or two.
That's right. Look like a pathetic lamb, Joe. Gives you time to think of a solution. Let Red X underestimate you.
@gntlesoull is probably used to that working.
"Really cute," he deadpanned, but the last thing any Kane child was, was helpless. Shooting out a sticky x, he's hoping it lands enough to trap Joey to the wall. Well, his lower half at least. There's a gnawing uncomfortableness sitting in his gut about incapacitating hands. Tactically, it's what he should be going for first. But where was the fun with Titans without the banter?
"Aren't you supposed to travel in buddy system?" That was like, half the point of the Titans, right? Having people to back you up? "Boy Blunder must be unusually strapped to go with you."
Maybe that gnawing is about something else. Wormed into his chest with a heavy heat that almost could have been mistaken for something physically wrong- if part of him didn't know better.
This was supposed to be fun. Usually, this is fun! So, why did his skin feel like it wanted to crawl? The instinct to just give it up this time and disappear pounding through his head. Stubbornness was always one of his most prominent traits though. He opts to try another shot towards Joey's eyes. Temporarily blindfolding him would work just as well if it hit.
"When's the last time you even had to fight without jumping bodies?"