[Dist, perhaps, needs that support. Not just to keep him steady, but to really give him the resolve he needs. Mithos' advance is all the more reason he needs to want to shoot him. Dist mumbles something under his breath to Nephry ("look away"), feeling bad somewhere in the back of his mind but this is necessary now.
He readjusts his aim and fires. Not one shot, but two. Both will miss, but only just. The closer Mithos comes, the better his aim will be, and Dist knows that. That's why he doesn't curse when he misses, why he doesn't grimace. He only gives the boy a challenging look. Dist is not backing down to some demented child.]
[action] TIL THE EEEENDDD
He readjusts his aim and fires. Not one shot, but two. Both will miss, but only just. The closer Mithos comes, the better his aim will be, and Dist knows that. That's why he doesn't curse when he misses, why he doesn't grimace. He only gives the boy a challenging look. Dist is not backing down to some demented child.]