Tristan found Pierce peeking out of the hallway from inside of one of the apartments on this floor. There was a bloody gash on his temple, but otherwise, he looked healthy.
He also looked strange in full combat gear instead of a suit, but that was another story. Pierce's eyes were still visible through the goggles and easy to recognize, although he was wearing contact lenses instead of glasses today.
At the sight of Tristan, Pierce narrowed his eyes and mouthed something from his cover.
"I can't hear you. A flashbang. The coast is clear, though, you can come out," Tristan said, carefully not raising his voice despite not hearing himself.
There were no enemies in sight, but Tristan still held his guns at the ready. He was tense, but did his best to play it off as being prepared for the appearance of more enemies. He had to be ready for those, anyway. They could be anywhere.
