The swearing only emerges when he's really angry, and this guy's made him pretty damn angry. It's not a hot anger, though, not the kind of anger that he's seen from Al, from Charlie, the kind that flares up quickly and vanishes quickly; it's cold, and spiteful, and strangely businesslike, even as he shakes the guy by his lapels again, trying to drive the point home.
"As far as I'm concerned," Meyer says, and his tone is oddly flat in its inflection, lacking much detectable sentiment, though obviously some kind of rage is driving his actions, "our business contract is effectively terminated."
The guy's not exactly huge, but he's got some height on Meyer, and after awhile of pinning him to the wall, the wriggling becomes irritating. Irritating enough that he drops his grip from the guy entirely, turns like he's going to leave, like he's going to drop the conversation. The guy obviously sees this as his chance to get some kind of sneak attack in, to avenge his broken nose and his broken dignity, and he charges at Meyer's turned back, all panic and humiliation at this point.
More swiftly than one might think imaginable, for such a cautious, staid individual, Meyer's turning back, like he'd been expecting this all along. The two men collide, and they grapple for a moment, both of them trying to get the upper hand. But Meyer doesn't fight politely, he doesn't follow any rules, and he delivers a vicious knee to the guy's groin, then, as soon as the guy goes down with a grunt, is on top of him, scuffling with him on the dirty ground of the alleyway, slamming the guy's head against the pavement hard.
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The swearing only emerges when he's really angry, and this guy's made him pretty damn angry. It's not a hot anger, though, not the kind of anger that he's seen from Al, from Charlie, the kind that flares up quickly and vanishes quickly; it's cold, and spiteful, and strangely businesslike, even as he shakes the guy by his lapels again, trying to drive the point home.
"As far as I'm concerned," Meyer says, and his tone is oddly flat in its inflection, lacking much detectable sentiment, though obviously some kind of rage is driving his actions, "our business contract is effectively terminated."
The guy's not exactly huge, but he's got some height on Meyer, and after awhile of pinning him to the wall, the wriggling becomes irritating. Irritating enough that he drops his grip from the guy entirely, turns like he's going to leave, like he's going to drop the conversation. The guy obviously sees this as his chance to get some kind of sneak attack in, to avenge his broken nose and his broken dignity, and he charges at Meyer's turned back, all panic and humiliation at this point.
More swiftly than one might think imaginable, for such a cautious, staid individual, Meyer's turning back, like he'd been expecting this all along. The two men collide, and they grapple for a moment, both of them trying to get the upper hand. But Meyer doesn't fight politely, he doesn't follow any rules, and he delivers a vicious knee to the guy's groin, then, as soon as the guy goes down with a grunt, is on top of him, scuffling with him on the dirty ground of the alleyway, slamming the guy's head against the pavement hard.