Prior to the rude interruption, Shef had been mulling over a small list that he had written up. He was currently on the subject of ammunition.
Might be good to have something a bit less lethal for certain situations. . . I suppose they could probably get rubber bullets? He wasn't even sure himself what he wanted, but he sent out the text anyway.
Could you pick up some things for me? I need a form of voice modulation software for my work phone, a FN Herstal 5.7 MkII pistol or similar, and rubber bullets in that caliber and in 50 cal. for the RAM. Keep the number of grains for the 50 cal. decently low.
With a button press, he sent off the message, and resumed eating, every so often scratching something down on the list. Until he heard a sound. A key? Either someone had a copy, or they were attempting to pick the lock.
No knock, so they want to force their way in. Either a complete amateur, or they didn't expect me to be around. But. . . what do I even have here that they would want if I wasn't around? Couldn't bug the place, would be the obvious thing to check from the break-in. . . Shef carefully and quietly picked up the gun sitting on the table. Unloaded. . . It sounded to him like the person at the door would be at least a few more seconds. Therefore, he grabbed a magazine, and carefully stepped over to the couch. The floors wouldn't creak, that was something he had made sure of when he moved in. He inserted the magazine into the gun under a pillow, to muffle the click. After this was done and he had flicked the safety off, Shef went into a quick analysis of his next action.
No using the peephole. Door isn't bullet proof, and the might see the shadow when I look out. The balcony's out of the question, if I were out to get me, I'd set up a sniper covering that before sending someone to break down the door. Hmm. It briefly occurred to Shef that he might be overreacting, but he pushed that thought aside. That was the way to get killed. For now, Shef kept himself out of the way of the window to the balcony, and knelt down to look at the intruder's feet under the door. He did of course check first to see how close this person seemed to breaking in.