There wasn't much in this world that Scout enjoyed more than banter. She tended to know exactly where to push in order to keep the verbal fight going, if she so pleased. For someone that was a lone wolf, it was a peculiar hobby to have, however it came with a caveat. She had to be interested. She had to deem her opponent worthy to some extent, which didn't happen all that often. Stress was another mitigating factor, and in Malachi's presence there had been quite a bit of it. It made it easy to associate him with the aforementioned, and now, unfortunately, was becoming habit where he was concerned. She knew when to pick her battles though, and going into a fire fight, she wouldn't dare upend their concentration or focus. So, for his sake, she let the argument go with nothing more than the roll of her eyes. For her sake too, she imposed a metaphorical bookmark on the topic for later.
Like a pesky little hornet, the last of her closest targets continued buzzing about the exterior corner of the building. He knew he was in an impossible position to pin-point without risking her neck and poking her head out of the window. He knew this and held his spot there along the brick façade.
Scout considering making a break for it, under the window, or around the shelving to get closer towards the door; but she honestly wasn't sure where Mal was with his goals. From her angle, she saw the stumble of the man closest to Clay's hide, he collapsed, which settled that but immediately noted the second. "Clay, intersection!" she went to inform him over the radio, but her partner was already on it. The target hadn't made it close enough to gain the easement of the sidewalk for cover. The shot came from the southside window, where Clay had only seconds to take it. He did, tossing a successful headshot at the raider.
At least that was taken care of. Now Scout felt more pressure to end this confrontation and take out the last guy, and maybe just a tad aggravated she was the only one left with a target. Instead of playing peek-a-boo a third time, she reached and took out a hand grenade. Her idea wasn't without it's risks, but it would end this quickly. If she wasn't able to toss it just at the corner on the outside of the brick building, the blowback could come through the window; along with lethal shrapnel.
Yanking the pin out, she held the spoon secure for a second; shouting a warning to Mal "Grenade!" then chucked it in the sweet spot behind the last raider. She turned and bolted behind a stack of shelves, taking cover and hoping Mal had too. Within five seconds it exploded loudly, shrapnel hitting the exterior and bouncing off. After a moment, she crawled back out from behind her hiding spot and peeked through the window cautiously. The raider was down and not moving.
"Clear, here!" she called out, moving past the open window quickly and towards the door. She peeked from there too, seeing two bodies down there and another further down a bit near the window. Added to the two she knew were dead in the street, that made eight. Clay crackled into her ear piece that everything was clear from where he sat as well. It was then she turned and saw Mal on the ground, red pooling through his clothes at his side.
"Shit, how bad is it?" she fell to her knees in front of him, pushing her rifle out of the way so she could lift his jacket and take a look.