[and he finishes the gun spin, tossing it up in the air and letting it plop into the holster itself, a satisfied nod at it also meant for Zero]

The second's the more traditional way of doing it. The first one has so many clauses and subclauses and conditions attached to it being a win that I don't even allow it. My friends come up with some clunkers sometimes. They wrote 'em. I just interpret.