"Well excuse me for not wanting to pry you from What's-Her-Face. 'sides, this is important! You'll have time to rest later." Not that Xigbar was much one to think about resting when he really wanted to break out into a run and just pretend to live for a little while. But he'd slow down to make sure that the Gambler kept up with him.

...and not a single bit more slowly!

((Moving a tiny fraction more slowly to here. (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/336340.html?view=27652820#t27652820) ))