Bryan was quiet, leaning against the wall and feeling his nose, wincing in pain. He wasn’t sure if it was broken or not, it hurt like hell was all he knew, and it’d been bleeding. When he heard the words, he jolted a bit, head shooting up and eyes going wide. Murphy. “I-I…” He stammered for a moment, “Nobody hit me, if that’s what you’re asking.” Well, that was stupid. It was probably pretty obvious that someone had hit him, what was wrong with him? It wasn’t like he’d walked into a door or moved the gun and smacked himself in the face with it or something. He winced a little, sure that the other wasn’t going to believe that.
The frown upon his face was apparent at the stammered sentence, te statement that NOBODY had hit him. A disbelieving scoff was given, a roll of stormy hues before he looked the other over. Bryan, wasn’t it? He hadn’t been part of the delinquents... But he had been around Nathan, right? " Do you even know how to properly lie? " he finally drawled, giving the other an unimpressed stare before he sighed and let his hand rub over his neck for a second. " So. What's happened? Rhetorically speaking... You know. If it WAS someone who did this to you. " he added, strolling over at the other.