[ Alan opens his mouth to answer, but he doesn't get to even start, because Barry interrupts at just that exact moment, and it sounds pretty urgent. When Jesse squeezes his hand, he smiles at her once more and follows her down the stairs, appreciating the slow pace that she takes. He doesn't want to make a big deal about it, but his head does still kind of hurt, thanks to the bad choices he made the previous night.
As they make their way down to rejoin Barry, Alan almost stops to wave at his old friend and call out some kind of banter about how his hangover's doing, but he doesn't get the chance.
The unmistakable cold metal of a gun presses against his head, and of course, that click sound could only belong to one thing. Alan freezes in place, narrowly resisting the urge to roll his eyes. He knows that voice, and he knows only one person would insist on using those annoying nicknames.
He feels Jesse tense up, and looking sideways at her, she looks more than a little panicked. Alan squeezes her hand, but his focus is on how the hell they're going to get out of this situation.
He doesn't move or try to pull away, because that seems like a good way to get a bullet in the head. Instead, he just stands as still as he can, trying not to move, as he starts to talk. ]
Hey, how about we hold off on the fireworks and talk about whatever this is? I get it, it's my fault, whatever's going on here, but Barry and Jesse aren't involved. I dragged them both into this, okay?
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As they make their way down to rejoin Barry, Alan almost stops to wave at his old friend and call out some kind of banter about how his hangover's doing, but he doesn't get the chance.
The unmistakable cold metal of a gun presses against his head, and of course, that click sound could only belong to one thing. Alan freezes in place, narrowly resisting the urge to roll his eyes. He knows that voice, and he knows only one person would insist on using those annoying nicknames.
He feels Jesse tense up, and looking sideways at her, she looks more than a little panicked. Alan squeezes her hand, but his focus is on how the hell they're going to get out of this situation.
He doesn't move or try to pull away, because that seems like a good way to get a bullet in the head. Instead, he just stands as still as he can, trying not to move, as he starts to talk. ]
Hey, how about we hold off on the fireworks and talk about whatever this is? I get it, it's my fault, whatever's going on here, but Barry and Jesse aren't involved. I dragged them both into this, okay?