Of course he was gone before the alley. Eridan took off running into the alley proper, wand held high and ready to fire - normally it'd be best to stay in the alley and keep his back to a wall, limit Gamzee's movement, but he wasn't looking for that. Today he was going to win.
He bolted straight through the alleyway and into the parking lot proper, the slightest noise grabbing his attention immediately.
"You done playin' hide and seek? 'Cos I'm ready to do this the way our ancestors woulda."
Ignoring, for the moment, how Dualscar died in shame at the Grand Highblood's hands for not being motherfuckin funny enough. Ignoring how every drop of his precious royal blood ended up smeared across the Grand Highblood's throne and walls.
oh my gosh they do AND IT'S FINE
He bolted straight through the alleyway and into the parking lot proper, the slightest noise grabbing his attention immediately.
"You done playin' hide and seek? 'Cos I'm ready to do this the way our ancestors woulda."
Ignoring, for the moment, how Dualscar died in shame at the Grand Highblood's hands for not being motherfuckin funny enough. Ignoring how every drop of his precious royal blood ended up smeared across the Grand Highblood's throne and walls.