[ he nods and folds his hands in his lap... waiting. he doesn't flinch when the gun inevitably goes off, but instead sits there for another couple of minutes to see if something happens. when a few minutes pass ( and nothing ) he rises to take the gun. a blank shot is still valuable. nobody else has to know. ]

[ as for his friend... well, he takes a seat beside him to wait. it's not like he has anywhere else to be at the moment. ]