Belloq chose...poorly

[archeologue]

Who: Tuco and Belloq, Niko and Belloq, Una and Belloq, and open to others as desired
What: Threads of Belloq's bad choices coming back to haunt him. All threads of comeuppance are welcome here.
When: First thread after this thread with Tuco when Belloq was announcing Niko's "death." All other threads after Niko returns alive and well.
Where: All around Blackway.
Notes & Warnings: Swearing. Probably much swearing. Threats of violence. Others tba.

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Skipping a tag since it feels natural to reply here.

[vengeance_driven]

He's not going to care, Boone. I can't get rid of him, not if I want to keep a decent life for myself. I just want him gone, and he's going.

Either way, I have been walked on and I don't want to go through any more trouble for him than I have already been through. [He goes closer to Boone, and the angry look ebbs slowly.]

I just want to be somewhere safe for a little while. He doesn't care about what he did. He's not sorry. Let's just go.

[thumbsdown]

[He stares at Niko for a moment, concern showing even through the anger on his face. Then he suddenly draws his machete, and strides past Niko to grab Belloq by the collar, the edge of the blade pressing at his throat. His voice is low and threatening, and it's obvious he means every word.]

You're gonna stay away from him. Don't give a damn where you go or what you do, but you're not gonna bother him ever again. You do, I'll make you regret it.

[He shoves him back hard, then goes back to Niko.]

Come on. Let's get outta here.

[archeologue]

[He raises his hands again, trying to draw away from the knife edge at his throat. In that moment he has no doubt that Boone would carry through with his threat, security personnel or not.]

I understand.

[vengeance_driven]

[Niko has the passing thought that, if Pas had seen Niko shove Belloq around, he would have killed him right there. It seems like a missed opportunity, but he didn't want that burden to fall on his hound.]

[He doesn't say anything else, just leaves to follow Boone, but even despite his rage a once confident man is fading. It's obvious that Belloq doesn't care, no more than Rascalov or Brevic did. If he ever was Niko's friend, Niko can't tell.]