Just as Mike is pushing through the crowd there's a crash from inside the house and the sound of yelling. Male. Angry. Continuous.
The front door is flung open and Erskine practically falls out of it--along with the kedanese woman he's currently tangled up with. His hair is mussed, his tie undone, shirt untucked and askew. There's lipstick on his collar. And his neck. And his cheek. And his lips, where the woman is still kissing him.
Erskine's still steadfastly clinging to her, trying to get another kiss in, until something glass comes flying toward the two of them and crashes just outside the door on the paving stones. Then he's disentangling himself and promising to call and backpedaling so hard he doesn't even see Klaus standing there. Until he backs right into him.
He whirls, startled, and then visibly relaxes when he realizes who it is. "Klaus, just in time. Would you believe-"
There's another round of yelling and cursing from inside, and another crash. A porcelain plate, shattered on the paving stones at Erskine's feet. He yelps and ducks around Klaus, using the bigger man as a shield. The woman peeks out from around the door, waving forlornly, and then the door slams shut.
"Saved the day there, Klaus my... friend...." He's trying to catch his breath, grinning, and it's about this time that he 'notices' the Chihuelan troops all around them and the thought trails off. The grin is quickly replaced by a look of confusion.
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The front door is flung open and Erskine practically falls out of it--along with the kedanese woman he's currently tangled up with. His hair is mussed, his tie undone, shirt untucked and askew. There's lipstick on his collar. And his neck. And his cheek. And his lips, where the woman is still kissing him.
Erskine's still steadfastly clinging to her, trying to get another kiss in, until something glass comes flying toward the two of them and crashes just outside the door on the paving stones. Then he's disentangling himself and promising to call and backpedaling so hard he doesn't even see Klaus standing there. Until he backs right into him.
He whirls, startled, and then visibly relaxes when he realizes who it is. "Klaus, just in time. Would you believe-"
There's another round of yelling and cursing from inside, and another crash. A porcelain plate, shattered on the paving stones at Erskine's feet. He yelps and ducks around Klaus, using the bigger man as a shield. The woman peeks out from around the door, waving forlornly, and then the door slams shut.
"Saved the day there, Klaus my... friend...." He's trying to catch his breath, grinning, and it's about this time that he 'notices' the Chihuelan troops all around them and the thought trails off. The grin is quickly replaced by a look of confusion.
"All this for me? Shit, I... I can explain."