The individual in front of Charlie is skinny and a good deal shorter than her. Had she not already known who he was, she would have been rather optimistic about fending him off, but as it was, she happened to be very aware of who he was and exactly how dangerous he could be. She had had only a moment's notice before the dart had sailed over her shoulder, mere centimeters away from her neck; it had been a combination of luck and instinct that had caused her to move, because surely it would have met its mark otherwise. And now Charlie had her own weapon drawn, a handgun trained on Vitya's head.
"Mr. Belyaev," Charlie smiles, a tinge of regret to her expression even as her hands remain steady, ready to jump into action should he try again. "You know, Alpha was truly hoping we could have worked together..."
Even as she speaks, she weighs the matter of whether she should just shoot. Attempting to approach, to wrestle the gun from his grasp or to restrain him would surely not end well, what with his penchant for biological weaponry, and the longer she stood here the more time he had to decide to try again. The vest under her jacket did not extend to her neck, after all, and there were always chinks-- hands, legs, head. Liabilities.
"Did your mother ask you to do this? It's so easy to see something as a threat, I wouldn't have been surprised if she felt the need to."
Incapacitate him? Keep him talking? Was it even possible to deescalate the situation when he was already an experienced killer? He's only seventeen years old, far younger than he should ever have to be for this. Even as Charlie's finger tighten ever so slightly on the trigger, on the verge of squeezing, her tone is genuine-- apologetic and gentle. "Can I ask you to lower the gun, Vitya? I don't know if I can change your mind, but let's talk."
She knew she'd have to shoot him at the first sight of danger, and she was ready to. But she wishes she didn't have to be, and wishes he didn't have to do this in the first place.
(thought it would be fun if i connected this a little to the flowers game teehee i hope this is okay!)
---
NP: would appreciate it if you could give charlie's profile a look through! she's very fit and adept in hand to hand combat, and usually has a handgun, pepper spray, and a tazer on her, unless for some reason you want to try and kill her when she's training with other kinds of weapons lmao. also knows her way around security since thats her job. she would be somewhat upset about having to assassinate, but orders are orders and sometimes its necessary ... but also feel free to just do whatever lmao