[ Oh fuck, Duo didn't say he had to talk to them before, and now he's saying he should say hello which means he has to sound happy and cheerful? Not a chance! In his mind, he's flipping Duo off as he heads for the gates. In reality, he's too busy trying not to blow his cover to bother with the gesture. Breathing is a little uncomfortable, so Duo'll have to forgive him for not being a chatty little thing with the guards.
And speaking of guards...
He'd seen others go through without a problem, and trailing a new group heading in is easy enough, but even they pause at the gates and he almost considers darting through them and making a break for it. He could do it, and then he'd probably get caught and strung up somewhere on a stake. The waiting is nerve-wracking though, and he's pretty sure he's as good as caught... and then the group starts moving again, having only stopped to speak to the guards for a moment. What about, he doesn't know or care - he's still trying to remind himself to smile and wave. Screw hellos.
One through. Two. Three. Four. And then it's his turn and right now he'd rather be self-detonating again than risking this because these guys look like they could rip his arms off without difficulty deep breath ow shit too deep smaller breath okay wave hello smile and nod in greeting aw hell they're moving and these guys are going to haul me off and ki-- Wait, did they just wave him through? No. Don't question it, just give them a wave in thanks and keep going.
And as soon as he's able to turn a corner and disappear into a crowd, that's what he's doing. They may have waved him through, but he doesn't want to give them the chance to realize their mistake and come after him. If he has to go through this every time he tries to venture outside this place, he's going to learn to scale the damned walls.
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And speaking of guards...
He'd seen others go through without a problem, and trailing a new group heading in is easy enough, but even they pause at the gates and he almost considers darting through them and making a break for it. He could do it, and then he'd probably get caught and strung up somewhere on a stake. The waiting is nerve-wracking though, and he's pretty sure he's as good as caught... and then the group starts moving again, having only stopped to speak to the guards for a moment. What about, he doesn't know or care - he's still trying to remind himself to smile and wave. Screw hellos.
One through. Two. Three. Four. And then it's his turn and right now he'd rather be self-detonating again than risking this because these guys look like they could rip his arms off without difficulty deep breath ow shit too deep smaller breath okay wave hello smile and nod in greeting aw hell they're moving and these guys are going to haul me off and ki-- Wait, did they just wave him through? No. Don't question it, just give them a wave in thanks and keep going.
And as soon as he's able to turn a corner and disappear into a crowd, that's what he's doing. They may have waved him through, but he doesn't want to give them the chance to realize their mistake and come after him. If he has to go through this every time he tries to venture outside this place, he's going to learn to scale the damned walls.
This hour had better pass quickly. ]