"Shit!" Vernon used the small boosters on the back of his suit to try and dodge the burst, but catches a few in the shoulder. The armor is incredibly thick there, so the bullets merely damage the armor and bruise Vernon. "Oh, well aren't you such a sweetheart! Cobalt's dead too, you know. I'm proof of that!... I'm proof... ugh." With that, Vernon turns his back and leaves. As he's walking back though, anyone watching could've sworn upon their lives that they saw Vernon's armor catch fire for just a split second.