"Why is it, that people assume hostages will persuade others? They could get a psychopath like me who really doesn't care." [quote]Desmond, don't kid yourself. You know you won't let her harm that child. [/quote] [i] Desmond sighed and continued to stare down the scope of the Chay-Tac M200 Intervention he had on a bi-pod, a city block or so down from the whole situation taking place. There was someone facing down the woman, a katana at the guy's hip. All he was doing was talking though.. Desmond would have to do it himself. He loaded a special round into his rifle's chamber, something that could only be described as a syringe round. A small, .408 round that had a clear vial filled with red liquid attached to it. Eon rose extract, a plant that only a few drops would put down a human. In this amount, it could put down an elephant. But Desmond was nothing but overly cautious.. something Durzo had driven into him from day one. He set the crosshairs on the woman, aiming for the chink between her breastplate and helmet, towards her collarbone. Almost all armor had a gap there, considering most helmets didn't attach to the torso. A piece of the Ka'kari slithered from Desmond's fingertips and coated the round, as he pulled and loaded it. The black Ka'kari was also known as the Devourer..for good reason. The round would encounter no wind resistance, and if it happened to strike armor, would eat right through it like acid.[/i] [quote]Wait for it... wait... fire.[/quote] [i] Desmond pulled the trigger, the round bursting from the barrel and just like planned, flew at a ridiculous speed towards its target. The round would strike her skin, and stick there, instantaneously deploying the tranquilizer, and should put her down just as fast. [/i]