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“Doesn’t take much to have a hit put out on you, these days,” Tyki commented, blithe and unconcerned, and turned to face Allen. One hand lax on the countertop, the other holding his glass, and neither anywhere near his belt. It was as good a show of peace as if he’d raised them above his head.
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“I think… if you had a life like Allen Walker’s, it might be easy to believe there could only be one path for him to take.”
“God,” Allen groaned, bringing an arm up to cover his eyes, “I’m not here for an eval on all the life choices I failed to make.”
“Shut up,” Tyki commanded shortly. “Dead people don’t talk.” Allen snorted and lifted his hands in supplication. It took another few moments for Tyki to gather his thoughts and continue his eulogy.
“He was proud of his inherent dishonesty, probably less charming than he seemed to think, and for a hit man he was awfully good at leaving targets alive and collecting the bounty regardless.”
Allen heaved a weighty sigh and lifted his head to mutter into his glass, “This is the worst funeral I’ve ever been to,” before taking a drink.
“Tough,” was all Tyki had to say to that, and Allen craned his neck to see what headway he was making with those stitches. “You might think taking the target to the people who issued out a bounty so they could kill them themselves is hubris, but the truth is Walker was terrified to be faced with the consequence of his own actions.”
“Now you’re just being hurtful,” Allen muttered, and propped himself up on his elbow to watch Tyki suture the last couple of stitches.
“As much as he might have liked to convince you otherwise,” Tyki continued, ignoring him, his voice quiet and focused while he tied off the twine and reached for the scissors, “he was not made to walk the path he followed.” He took a step back from the bench, and looked at Allen.
His eyes weren’t what Allen would call challenging, so much as… daring to tell him he was wrong.