"If I'm goin' down, I'm goin' down in a blaze of glory."
J i m C a n t o n
After he had taken his boots off, Jim took a moment to stretch before rising back to his feet and sliding the room's only window open facing the street and the shops on the other side. He'd always enjoyed the breeze, and this small room was pretty stuffy, anyway. The man cracked his knuckles and casually reclined calmy back on his rented cot in the town's small inn, the front rim of his Stetson pulled down over his eyes, and his hands behind his head as he relaxed. Just as he began to get comfortable to get at least a little bit of shut-eye, there was a loud commotion echoing from a small shop that was across the street from his inn, quickly making him swing his legs over the side of the bed and stuff his feet back into his boots- mostly out of instinct. Instantly, the idea of trouble brewing snapped across his quick mind as he pulled his coat onto his torso. As always, he double checked his sides with a quick pat to ensure his two pistols were in place, and before long he had shouldered himself out of his room's door.
Adjusting his belt, Jim quickly trampled down the two porch steps of Ridgewood's inn and onto the street. He kept his gait slow and calm to not bring any attention to himself or to the possible scene he was about to walk into. Reaching into his pocket, he casually pulled out a slim cigar, lighting the tip with a piece of flint he always kept for the purpose of campfires. Blowing a subtle puff of smoke from his lips, he clenched the cigar between his teeth as he approached the small shop. When he was a mere few feet away, he slowed his pace, rather in surprise, as he observed two burly men stumble out of the front doors as if they were in pain. This observation only furthered his natural suspicion something had gone down. Out of instinct, he kept one hand loosely placed over the pistol strapped to his right hip. With his free hand, he shoved the front door open, stopping inside and raising a brow at the young man who was picking himself up off the floor- a gnarly black eye painted on his face. "What happened here, boy?" Jim murmured gruffly, shifting his weight to one foot casually.