[luckily for Kit's ego, the other end of this search party had turned up a result.
hand pressed tight against his mouth to combat as much smoke as possible, the other boy's methodical search of the aisles had resulted in his stumbling across a body laying prone on the floor. judging by the beer case beside him, it was easy to surmise why the man was still here - he'd seen the opportunity to do some quick looting and taken it. the irony of how he'd tried to crawl into the refrigerated section to escape the flames wasn't lost on his would-be rescuer.
as he stands to call out for his companion's attention, several fragments of a lighter catch him. they rip through his arm and the thin skin just above his eye, eliciting a deep hiss over the burning pain. this was exactly the sort of repayment he expected for such a senseless good deed.
undeterred, he continues with his former goal and shouts Kit's name several times. he damn well better be able to hear him over the tiny explosions, because otherwise this man was going to be left to his fate without a second thought.]
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hand pressed tight against his mouth to combat as much smoke as possible, the other boy's methodical search of the aisles had resulted in his stumbling across a body laying prone on the floor. judging by the beer case beside him, it was easy to surmise why the man was still here - he'd seen the opportunity to do some quick looting and taken it. the irony of how he'd tried to crawl into the refrigerated section to escape the flames wasn't lost on his would-be rescuer.
as he stands to call out for his companion's attention, several fragments of a lighter catch him. they rip through his arm and the thin skin just above his eye, eliciting a deep hiss over the burning pain. this was exactly the sort of repayment he expected for such a senseless good deed.
undeterred, he continues with his former goal and shouts Kit's name several times. he damn well better be able to hear him over the tiny explosions, because otherwise this man was going to be left to his fate without a second thought.]