[The shot, while it doesn't hit him, still rocks through him almost as if it did. He stumbles close to the edge of the roof in shock, trips, and rolls over the edge only to grab it just in time through some miracle of adrenaline.
He hangs for a few seconds, completely amazed that he's still alive, then realizes that he can't hang like this forever. He either has to pull himself back up or climb down, and he has to do it soon.
He looks around. There's a fire escape on the next building over, about eight feet away. All he has to do is... jump over to it somehow...
Alastair closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before opening his eyes again and hoisting himself up, bracing his feet against the wall, and pushing off as hard as he can. He crashes into it with a loud clatter, grasping at the railings and pulling himself over it to flop onto the stair, gasping for breath.
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He hangs for a few seconds, completely amazed that he's still alive, then realizes that he can't hang like this forever. He either has to pull himself back up or climb down, and he has to do it soon.
He looks around. There's a fire escape on the next building over, about eight feet away. All he has to do is... jump over to it somehow...
Alastair closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before opening his eyes again and hoisting himself up, bracing his feet against the wall, and pushing off as hard as he can. He crashes into it with a loud clatter, grasping at the railings and pulling himself over it to flop onto the stair, gasping for breath.
Who the fuck was that?]