"I'm not going to plummet to my death, AL-kun."
Ren kept up with the a little too enthusiastic boy as they trudged up the stairs, vowing to at least speak up whenever his younger companion decides on something again. It was true that he had the logic to back his impulsiveness up, but if Ren allowed him to continue taking the reins, they'd be dead before they can even have a clue of what was really going on. Not to mention that two teenagers flinging themselves off a building's roof in pursuit of a renowned thief wouldn't go exactly unnoticed. They weren't even sure if the impostor had the means to replicate KID's signature escape via para glider anyway.
Reaching the door that led to the rooftop, Ren twisted AL's right arm around, leaving him little room for resistance. He then calmly took the pack off the other boy's back and tossed it over the railing of the stairs along with his own. Physical strength was an aspect of a human that he's good at, as long as he deemed a situation necessary of it. The packs landed on the ground beneath them in a combined thud, satisfying Ren and obviously annoying Aster to no end. "And neither will you." He opened the door with a shaky grip on the doorknob and a quivering lip, forcing down the sheer terror that built up from the time a skeleton man read them their mission objective. Beckoning Aster to follow him, Ren's adrenaline rush increased tenfold.
His eyes immediately focused on the telltale flamboyant KID costume, making him unable to move for quite some time. The gun that the impostor had on his hand was too real for him to digest. The only thing that shook his temporary paralysis off was the sight of Amber and Mari being on the receiving end of the potential bullet. Without thinking, he rushed to their aid and stood firmly in front of the girls, though his wobbly knees was giving a whole new definition to the word 'firmly'. A bluff. Think of a bluff and be useful for once.
"Shoot it. If you really think you're worthy of being KID and having the media hyped up about you, then shoot it. Come on, I'm waiting for the playing card that 's going to hit the ground between my feet." Betting on the fact that the impostor spoke English was a bit of a stretch. But agreeing to take part in the entire situation alone already had him doubting his sanity so might as well.