Lindianne is a statue down at the other end of the street. The only sign of life is her breathing and an occasional blink of the eyes. There's a nasty second-degree burn up her firing arm in an angry red stripe. Her hair is burned short on one side. Soot speckles her shoulders. Her hands are steady.
She didn't even think about it. She gunned him down like a wounded animal. Like he was something to be put out of his misery.
Still no response on the radio from her. Slinging the rifle over her shoulder, she takes a few steps towards Ferro's body. Pauses. Takes a few more.
Kneels down next to him.
Then, with only a faint trembling to her hands, she reaches over to peel the mask off of his face. She presses two fingers to the arteries in his neck, a vain attempt at finding a pulse. But there's nothing. He's dead.
"...Confirmed. Ferro is KIA." No emotion. She clicks her radio off.
She doesn't even look up as the other Cleaners start surrendering. Not even as a few peel off and flee the scene. She kneels there. Staring down at Ferro's body.
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Lindianne is a statue down at the other end of the street. The only sign of life is her breathing and an occasional blink of the eyes. There's a nasty second-degree burn up her firing arm in an angry red stripe. Her hair is burned short on one side. Soot speckles her shoulders. Her hands are steady.
She didn't even think about it. She gunned him down like a wounded animal. Like he was something to be put out of his misery.
Still no response on the radio from her. Slinging the rifle over her shoulder, she takes a few steps towards Ferro's body. Pauses. Takes a few more.
Kneels down next to him.
Then, with only a faint trembling to her hands, she reaches over to peel the mask off of his face. She presses two fingers to the arteries in his neck, a vain attempt at finding a pulse. But there's nothing. He's dead.
"...Confirmed. Ferro is KIA." No emotion. She clicks her radio off.
She doesn't even look up as the other Cleaners start surrendering. Not even as a few peel off and flee the scene. She kneels there. Staring down at Ferro's body.