Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away [closed]

[aspectional]

He's late.

Being in the employ of Shannon Vaughn means that being late is a bad thing and Eli knew that well, but living with his father and having to deal with him meant that sometimes he ran late because of a conversation had gone on too long or he needed to go run an errand for him. Normally, he could cheat by just teleporting to get there on time, but he still wasn't familiar with this part of town and he didn't want to be seen by anyone who didn't know about his powers. Plus, he had been ordered to go to an alley and teleporting in would just be a bad idea all around in that case.

So Eli had to run all the way from the apartment he shared with his father to the specific alley he had been told to go to, nearly getting turned around at a couple of points due to the mental map he had of the area not being fully complete yet. But he successfully got to the street the alley was connected to only a few minutes late, looking like he had run all the way from home. He took a moment to slow down his breathing and heart rate and did his best to make himself presentable. Once that was taken care of, he slipped down the alley and did his best to try and make sure Shannon didn't notice when he got to where he was dealing with whatever unfortunate person who had gotten on the wrong side of his boss.

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Shannon merely turned a look upon Eli before he climbed into the car. He forewent buckling up and instead laid himself out, one leg bent down into the footwell while he let the other crook up against the armrest of the opposite door. Using his power to such an extend always left him feeling drained, his head shriveling up in a hum of notably displeasure. It was something he learned to live with and could certainly still function through, but rest was still appreciated and he would take what he would get. Everyone knew better than to ask questions by now as Shannon had proven he was more than capable of fending for himself despite the weak position.

Using his foot against the door to tap twice and indicate they were ready to move, it seemed that Eli's question was all but forgotten. Shannon had even turned down his fifth sense to let it seem like the car had dimmed, let things become more muted and easy to shut out for rest. Halfway into the ride, he abruptly said, "Loyal, thoughtless dogs would have agreed with me without embellishing. People who value their individuality too much would have run away with the story. Anyone who knew what they were doing but couldn't back it up with sincerity would have blown it right from the start. You're well-rounded, and I saw that the first time I met you. Good enough?"