@zsqsz said : [ PROTECT ] from zaz !
It was a small mistake- a loose wire in the headpiece of the Carpenter- that one small, sparking thing that returned free will and active mind to one of the Hatter’s pawns at a time most embarrassingly inopportune. He can count himself lucky it wasn’t a heist in progress; but when one wishes to show off a piece of new technology to a dear friend, being belted halfway across the stage by your own pawn‘s hammer is... well, immersion breaking, and that’s the least of it.
The terrific crack of skull against wood cuts loud clear though Wonderland’s cacophony, as the metal is abandoned for fists before the Hatter even has half a mind about him. There’s hot blood on his face, scarlet painting the hands of his assailant as they ready for another blow., looming large in the wide eyes of the hypnotist. He scrabbles backward, animal-like, desperate, pleas nonsensical and desperate when :
His wish granted with a gunshot, the perfect o in the dead center of the Carpenter’s forehead a testament to Victor’s skill. The Hatter locks in place, shock washing over his face in a crashing wave. “...ah.” Nervous laughter, a wave of trembling hands. “Funny how that happens, we really are all mad here...” Jervis’s facade of cheery control is about as fragile as his ability to hold himself together, he’s well and truly shaken. “You- you will bandage this ones canvas, I should hope...”
He makes no attempt to stand, but draws his knees to him, a hand cradling his forehead with a wince. “Dear me, went though and though my head like an earthquake...though and though and through...”
