Rescuer bursts into Whumper's headquarters and stumbles to a halt as they see Whumper standing at the other end of the room, Whumpee kneeling at their feet with their hands clasped behind their head and their mouth taped. Whumper has a gun to their head.
"Weapon on the ground, Rescuer," says Whumper.
Rescuer winces, but drops their gun.
Again, Rescuer obeys, kicking the gun hard enough that it slides across the ground and comes to rest next to Whumpee.
"You won't get away with this, you know," says Rescuer.
Whumper laughs. "Cliches at a time like this? Got any more?"
Rescuer keeps talking, keeping Whumper's attention on them as, slowly, Whumpee lowers a hand and reaches for the gun lying beside them.