[ he stares at the punch to his arm. it hurts, but not in any lasting way. it doesn't seem worth reacting to. and he's so underslept that his body registers it late anyway. ]

Everyone's got a skill, right? We'd be cheating ourselves to count people out just because of a silly thing like a guy murderin' your brother.

[ s h r u g emoji ]

Sure, I guess. Alex seems hellbent on making it that way, whether I like it or not.