‘Look, it don’t have to be this way! Put your gun down and we’ll —’ The man fired again, and swore. ‘You killed my friends!’ ‘They were bad people!’ Jay cocked his gun. ‘Aw, fuck this,’ he said. He stood up, held the rifle up to his chin, and fired. The man’s head collapsed. ‘Damn,’ Jay said. ‘Powerful shot.’ He headed forward. ‘Still, not like I didn’t try to avoid the outcome.’