An orange-haired figure in a green overcoat and jeans slipped out from behind the curtains. When he'd arrived or how long he'd been lurking there was anyone's guess, but Zatanna was sure she hadn't seen him there while performing.
"What a problem we have here..." He remarked through a lazy grin twisted with amusement. His words made such perfect sense that Zatanna did not consciously register he was speaking Japanese like the others. He turned his gaze right to her, eyes manic with enjoyment.
"Asked to protect the target, and instead you save his killer while he makes the fatal blow. Quite an irony, isn't it?"
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As Omi looked over and got his first good look at the caped boy, his eyes widened in recognition. But that wasn't possible. It was some wannabe imposter. Why would The Robin be in Japan?
Either way, though, hindrance though they'd proven, he and the girl weren't targets. And somehow, the girl must have done another spell to break his fall from the flash bomb. She saved him. They weren't bad people.
That understanding made it feel wrong to run out with Schuldig nearby. Omi glared at the man when he finally appeared. Schuldig was never good news for anyone. Between his presence and the rapidly spreading fire, this was nowhere anyone should stay. The boy's Japanese sounded rudimentary, though. So when Omi answered, he kept his words simple. "Danger. Both of you, run! Don't fight-- just out of the house!"
He spared only one quick slice of the knife to the strips of cloth binding Youji's arms and legs. He gave him a heft to help him up to his feet.
"I'll be right behind you-- take the main entrance!"
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"What a problem we have here..." He remarked through a lazy grin twisted with amusement. His words made such perfect sense that Zatanna did not consciously register he was speaking Japanese like the others. He turned his gaze right to her, eyes manic with enjoyment.
"Asked to protect the target, and instead you save his killer while he makes the fatal blow. Quite an irony, isn't it?"
--
As Omi looked over and got his first good look at the caped boy, his eyes widened in recognition. But that wasn't possible. It was some wannabe imposter. Why would The Robin be in Japan?
Either way, though, hindrance though they'd proven, he and the girl weren't targets. And somehow, the girl must have done another spell to break his fall from the flash bomb. She saved him. They weren't bad people.
That understanding made it feel wrong to run out with Schuldig nearby. Omi glared at the man when he finally appeared. Schuldig was never good news for anyone. Between his presence and the rapidly spreading fire, this was nowhere anyone should stay. The boy's Japanese sounded rudimentary, though. So when Omi answered, he kept his words simple. "Danger. Both of you, run! Don't fight-- just out of the house!"
He spared only one quick slice of the knife to the strips of cloth binding Youji's arms and legs. He gave him a heft to help him up to his feet.
"I'll be right behind you-- take the main entrance!"
But Omi didn't leave. Not yet.