My aim is... passable. But I'm loath to toss away my only weapon and miss.

[ He shakes his head. ]

Ah - yes. I'm Dimitri. Hopefully we'll have more time after all this is over to talk...

[ The song is always there. Distracting. Keeping them rooted. It tears him away from their brief conversation for a long moment and then in the next pause he draws a breath, advancing a few steps while he can. ]

Slow and steady? As impatient as we might be, it may be our only way - unless we wish to try for one large leap.