harderdaddy | (Reply)

From:

[The knock surprises all of them, but the sight of Valentino himself, calm and almost friendly is about the last thing any of them expected. The ones busy with Angel quickly pull themselves free, and Angel remains right where he is, the only one in the room to read just how dangerous this form of Valentino is.

Angel looks up at him and nods, a smear of blood dripping down his face from some blow to his head.]

...We didn't think-
Yeah, that's right. You got the cash?

[They speak over each other, some more brave than others when face with the actual target of their unplanned exchange. One of them has the sense to level a gun at the back of Angel's head. Neither of the men Angel's pointed out, so Angel would eventually come back, but he'd be out of commission for while.

Angel glowers back at them and rolls his eyes.]

They're a real clever lot, Val, can' ya tell?