( rebelsouled // cassian andor )
he watched her as she took a few steps closer to where he stood – he did not falter, and he stood his ground ; but he also did not make any move to close the space that she was already doing so herself. he had no desires to get any closer to a person of her caliber ; and the recklessness that she might bring in her presence. he was skilled, with more than just a gun – a feat he held with high pride, as most guards only knew how to point and shoot – but he wouldn’t pretend that he could easily take down a repo man.
“ there is a difference between being professional, and being rude, “ he noted, brown gaze watching her carefully before adding in a bitten off tone, “ ma’am . “ his gaze does follow the helmet on its route to the ground ; watching it for a moment longer before he’s returning his eyes to hers, brow twisting inwards when she inferred about what had happened prior that day ; a frown pulling and twisting at the corner of his lips before he was shaking his head.
“ you don’t know what you saw, “ was his simple, unwavering responser to her words. cassian did not get this far by crumbling easily under pressure.
HE WAS BUILT LIKE A WALL, both literally & figuratively. it was very natural for the repo men to be used to intimidate other, especially those that may carry necessary information. hardly any effort came from those encounters, yet this guard was not allowing himself to be exposed of his secret so quickly. feline like grin only grows wider at that point, eyes glowing beneath the light of the pale moon. his simple words & unfaltering visage would be enough to convince anyone that he had no involvement in what she accused him of. but she knew what she saw, & she would further press his buttons to see if he would CRACK before her. underground rebellions were not successfully made with people easily breakable under pressure. eyes flicker back onto the rifle he cradled, the fleeting thought of him using it on her still not enough to deter her. besides, who would attempt to shoot at a repo man anyway ? only those with DEATH WISHES would perform such an act.
“ OH, DON’T I ? “ tone dripped with honey as she stepped ever further toward him, now only about an arms length of space keeping them from one another. “ well, you don’t need to take MY EYES for it. but perhaps you should be a bit more concerned with other pressing evidence. “ a single gloved digit would point right above her head, showcasing the dark colored camera that hid in-between the shadows. it was no secret among the repo men that rotti largo kept surveillance of certain areas of the city, specifically this cemetery that held the tomb of his former lover. no doubt one look at the footage from earlier events you would catch a small glimpse of the guard helping a young graverobber to live another day. with such hard evidence now pressed against him, she anticipated his next reaction. you’ve made it so far —— don’t crack now.
“ ROTTI LIKES TO WATCH the resting place where his former lover resides, as off-putting as that seems. there’s quite a bit of footage that goes unnoticed by him if it does not interest him, but i’m CERTAIN he’d love to search for the part of the raid where you showed mercy to an illegal zydrate supplier & disobeyed your protocol SHOULD someone pop the idea into his head “ mako would neglect to mention that she had a way of removing said footage from the tape to avoid a reprimand, but that would be the reward she’d bestow upon him. that is, if he continued to hold out strong.