[ On Magnus's side, the officer makes a motion with his hand. Evidently, between Magnus's psychic persuasion and the actively hostile civilian in his face, he's decided he would rather have one of those things out of the way. Magnus steps past with the gesture, but even as he moves, concern is written clearly across his face; he keeps the unfolding scene in the peripheral of his single eye, and then turns his head when his limited field of vision can no longer manage that. By the time he's halfway to the nook Andrei has settled into, he's walking backwards.
This boy is going to get himself hurt. Magnus feels absolutely certain of that, and the thought of standing by as it happens fills him with a roiling feeling of disgust. Drawing a slow breath through his nose, he empties the emotion from his mind with a practiced ease — and then, keeping those two figures within his field of vision, he projects the deepest sense of calm that he can.
It's a surprise, and a relief, when it seems to take root in at least one of them. Magnus allows his half-considered alternatives to slip from his mind as he sees the boy's shoulders relax. He turns, then, striding briskly down the side street — not that it's difficult, given the length of his steps — even as he continues to glance over his shoulder at the group he just left behind. He doesn't truly trust the officer to let the matter go, even with the boy now backing down, but at least there's a chance he won't need to get any more involved than that.
Anyway, Magnus is really not paying attention to where Andrei is at this point, so try not to get accidentally kicked! ]
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This boy is going to get himself hurt. Magnus feels absolutely certain of that, and the thought of standing by as it happens fills him with a roiling feeling of disgust. Drawing a slow breath through his nose, he empties the emotion from his mind with a practiced ease — and then, keeping those two figures within his field of vision, he projects the deepest sense of calm that he can.
It's a surprise, and a relief, when it seems to take root in at least one of them. Magnus allows his half-considered alternatives to slip from his mind as he sees the boy's shoulders relax. He turns, then, striding briskly down the side street — not that it's difficult, given the length of his steps — even as he continues to glance over his shoulder at the group he just left behind. He doesn't truly trust the officer to let the matter go, even with the boy now backing down, but at least there's a chance he won't need to get any more involved than that.
Anyway, Magnus is really not paying attention to where Andrei is at this point, so try not to get accidentally kicked! ]