Kari heard movement behind him, and was familiar enough with this sort of situation to narrow it down. Murderer, mugger, or rapist? The briefest glance over his shoulder at the man that was already too close suggested the first, given the length of pipe. That didn't guarantee a lack of the second two, mind, but Kari did have priorities. Robbed and raped meant nothing to a corpse.
Not wasting time spinning to face his attacker, he instead opted for, "Whoever you work for, I'm richer. And cuter." A pause in the movement of the air. He'd given the man reason to hesitate. Kari still didn't turn; it'd be a lot easier for him to feel safe backing out if Kari never got a look at his face, anyway. Given the pause, Kari decided to just keep talking, very quickly.
"I don't know who it was, but I'm richer." He paused. "Unless it was Jean, but it wasn't Jean." Jean was just always worthy of a caveat. "Whatever they paid you, or pay you, I can pay you more. Or, you can put that pipe through my skull. But I'll scream, and when I scream, my bodyguard will be here in about five seconds. That's absolutely enough time for you to kill me, or run away, but not both. So instead of all that drama, why don't you just tell me how much it'll cost for you to not hit me, and I'll give you that." Kari paused, again, and took a brief puff of his cigarette as he waited for an answer in the form of words or movement.
Not wasting time spinning to face his attacker, he instead opted for, "Whoever you work for, I'm richer. And cuter." A pause in the movement of the air. He'd given the man reason to hesitate. Kari still didn't turn; it'd be a lot easier for him to feel safe backing out if Kari never got a look at his face, anyway. Given the pause, Kari decided to just keep talking, very quickly.
"I don't know who it was, but I'm richer." He paused. "Unless it was Jean, but it wasn't Jean." Jean was just always worthy of a caveat. "Whatever they paid you, or pay you, I can pay you more. Or, you can put that pipe through my skull. But I'll scream, and when I scream, my bodyguard will be here in about five seconds. That's absolutely enough time for you to kill me, or run away, but not both. So instead of all that drama, why don't you just tell me how much it'll cost for you to not hit me, and I'll give you that." Kari paused, again, and took a brief puff of his cigarette as he waited for an answer in the form of words or movement.
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