Huh? What are you — [His eyes widen when it finally registers, that all the signing indicates that she isn't just quiet.]
Aw, shit. And I barely know ASL. [And that certainly wasn't ASL! Well, nothing to do, but stall? Maybe? So River puts a hand over his mouth and shouts back to the looming group.]
Give us just like, five minutes! Ten if you're feeling generous.
[They're probably not, but River wants to see if he can bride the communication gap first. Clearly she can hear him, so that's not an issue, it's the other way around.]
Okay, so. [He clasps his hands together thinking as he turns his attention back to Kimiko.]
Look. Two options. [And he holds up two fingers.] If you're a badass that can take down all six dudes without a sweat, cool, we'll keep the space. But if you're gonna struggle against six, the path of least resistance is an easier wound to heal.
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Aw, shit. And I barely know ASL. [And that certainly wasn't ASL! Well, nothing to do, but stall? Maybe? So River puts a hand over his mouth and shouts back to the looming group.]
Give us just like, five minutes! Ten if you're feeling generous.
[They're probably not, but River wants to see if he can bride the communication gap first. Clearly she can hear him, so that's not an issue, it's the other way around.]
Okay, so. [He clasps his hands together thinking as he turns his attention back to Kimiko.]
Look. Two options. [And he holds up two fingers.] If you're a badass that can take down all six dudes without a sweat, cool, we'll keep the space. But if you're gonna struggle against six, the path of least resistance is an easier wound to heal.