"Thanks!" Cia said, smiling at the merc as she handed over the item. However, that smile faded a little when, during the handoff, the merc grabbed it in the wrong way, thumb pushing against a somewhat specific indent that caused the device to start pulsing more rapidly.
"Hey, no, wait, you're not supposed to push that!" she exclaimed, stepping forward and positioning herself inbetween the merc and everyone by the counter. While she had given him the grenade with the express purpose of blowing it up, she hadn't planned to use it just yet. It was supposed to be voice activated by her, not accidentally activated by him!
Giving the man an apologetic look, she said sheepishly, "Sorry." before the grenade activated. Fortunately for the merc, it wasn't something lethal, but rather an explosion of force that would throw him at least several feet backwards as the wave blasted outwards from the magical device. Cia, on the other hand, was entirely unaffected as per usual, the wave dissipating around her and therefore not reaching any of the people behind her either.
Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.
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