It was incredibly stupid ofvthe bank robber to let his hostage go. It was the only leverage he had to get out of here unscathed. But as soon as they boy was gone he was a target. And maybe he had just given up?
He aimed his gun at Jay, sending a jolt of adrenaline through his body, but the shot missed and Jays gun was locked and loaded.
The former Outlaw did not hesitate to pull the trigger and send a bullet towards the man.
Unfortunately a little low to kill him with one shot. He had never had the greatest skillset for an Outlaw.
Wyatt was terrified as he listened to the exchange between the two men, both men had guns and here he was right in the middle of it all, unable to get away. He thought about trying to kick his captor or just plain pull away but that might only make him mad and more likely to shoot him. He, in the end, was too scared to do anything other than stand there and hope he wasn't going to die. He bet being shot was going to be really painful.
He got lucky though.
Simpson shoved the boy aside and faced the hayseed. It would be better this way, kill this one and maybe he’d get lucky, maybe...
“You best get ta shootin’ then!” He pulled the trigger, no he jerked it and the shot missed.
Just as soon as he was released then shoved, Wyatt saw his chance and ran for it. He raced past his captor for the main street, just wanting to get out of that alley but it had the advantage that if the man had changed his mind to shoot him, he would have to turn around and expose his back to Jay. Not that Wyatt actually planned it that way, he just wanted to get as far away as fast as possible.
OOC: Flip, the photo doesn't work.
Also if you need some hands involved with these cattle, remember that I have Greer and Billy. This sounds like something stupid they'd do.
"I'm not going to fetch you a pony." He firmly said.
Cole Simpson sneered then jerked the boy closer, moving his pistol from the boy yo the man, back and forth a couple times, then trained it on the stranger.
"But you're going to let go of the boy." His statement left no room for argument.
"I know what you want. You're not here to gun people down, you want to get away quick with whatever you have in your pockets. So go, do that."
Jay saw the hesitation in the robbers eyes. If he let Wyatt go, he'd be uncovered.
"I swear, if you harm the boy, I'll gun you down."
He moved closer to put pressure on the guy.
“Run? Run where?” Simpson asked. Where was he going to go afoot? How far before they ran him down and shot him, if not, he’d swing for sure. They were going to get Bill, he was sure of that. This rube was pointing a gun at him, but he too was armed and his piece was on the man now. Hammer back.
Had the yokel even cocked his pistol, he was all bluff, Cole was sure of that he could win this standoff, but it was beginning to sink in, there really was no escape this time. Bill Marley’s plan had dissolved into an unwinnable situation. One way or another he was a dead man. He shoved the boy aside and faced the hayseed. It would be better this way, kill this one and maybe he’d get lucky, maybe...
“You best get ta shootin’ then!” He pulled the trigger, no he jerked it and the shot missed.
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