Ugh! Ugh ugh ugh-- I'm dying, I'm dying, oh, dear god, I had so much to live for! I--
[For just a second, his smile freezes. His breath catches, and he stares at Merlin with a fixed expression. But then the moment passes, and he flops back, tongue lolling out, his body prone.
He's dead, Jim.
The curtain falls to a . . . weird, confused smattering of applause, and Polnareff sits up, hoisting himself onto his elbows.]
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[For just a second, his smile freezes. His breath catches, and he stares at Merlin with a fixed expression. But then the moment passes, and he flops back, tongue lolling out, his body prone.
He's dead, Jim.
The curtain falls to a . . . weird, confused smattering of applause, and Polnareff sits up, hoisting himself onto his elbows.]