He was in the absolute worst position to take fire having just taken a step and was halfway between two entryways with no where to really go without getting in front of Jackie. Deciding a bullet to the head was worse, he caught the blast full in the chest, burning a nice hole right in his trench coat before it hit the concealed armor. The under armor caught most of the blast, but it was clearly on its last legs, and he would have to either continue without it, or pull back. Sadly, pulling back was not something he was wont to do, so instead he actually took the time to line up a shot at the retreating opponent, though he stopped by a door frame as he dropped to knee to increase the accuracy, giving himself somewhere to go if Nova decided to lash out again.<br/><br/>(athletics -1<br/>minor consequence = equipment destroyed: concealed armor<br/>shoot 3)