[Ed takes a step back as the heat flares, hisses at it because fire bad even if there's no fire to go with it yet, but he doesn't back off entirely. He can still save this. Maybe.
[He snarls in annoyance, but like hell he's getting any closer when she's practically sizzling, that's just asking for trouble and he's not that desperate for a meal.
So yeah, he's backing off, keeping an eye on her as he does, fangs still bared at the potential threat. And yeah, he'll be going to the Underground, thanks.]
Well, then it looks like I'll be seeing you.
[Bitch. This isn't over; it's a tactical retreat, you didn't win.]
Except he doesn't; he lunges forward again, closer than before, blocking her in against the car and growling in annoyance, veins pulsing blue in his neck as instinct strains for the next form. So what if she's worryingly hot (literally), this is a matter of pride.]
[Suddenly? No. No, she's not sure at all. But she keeps on. Because she's dumb. She's trying so hard to not flinch backward with the vampire all in her face. That wouldn't be wise. Instead, she continues eye-contact, a half smirk on her face.] Kidnapped by stone statues that move when you blink and don't burn and sent to some weird void with nothing and no one else around me. And just before you started your creeper staring and stalking...thing, I had some guy dressed as a clown burst into flames in the middle of the tea shop and just stand there like it was no big deal.
Now, clearly I can't set either of them on fire. I tried with the first one, gave it all twenty-thousand degrees of my damn best and the clown? Don't think I coulda hurt him. You, though?
[She moves her hand, holding it an inch from his shirt. It glows for a moment before flames start dancing on her palm and fingers ever so slightly.] It probably won't take much. Now, please just keep heading Underground.
[Another hiss and he takes a step back, flinching away from it like he's already been burned. Something flickers under the surface of his skin, veins spreading as teeth sharpen and features twist at the threat, and he tries to move forward once, twice, but is forced to back off every time, hissing in protest at each failure because it burns and he hasn't been around long enough to push through the discomfort.
Dammit. This isn't over, not by a long shot.
He takes another step back, tilting his head as he commits her to memory, every little detail he can glean, then slinks off into the dark with a final growl. He'll be back.]
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What Would Jerry Do?]
Whoa. Pyro. Okay, that's cool. Calm down, geez. What's your name?
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[Jesus, Charlie. Defiant much?] You keep backing away. Go where I told you to go and no one gets hurt.
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So yeah, he's backing off, keeping an eye on her as he does, fangs still bared at the potential threat. And yeah, he'll be going to the Underground, thanks.]
Well, then it looks like I'll be seeing you.
[Bitch. This isn't over; it's a tactical retreat, you didn't win.]
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[Oh, my fuck. Charlie. Shut your damn mouth.]
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Except he doesn't; he lunges forward again, closer than before, blocking her in against the car and growling in annoyance, veins pulsing blue in his neck as instinct strains for the next form. So what if she's worryingly hot (literally), this is a matter of pride.]
You sure about that?
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Now, clearly I can't set either of them on fire. I tried with the first one, gave it all twenty-thousand degrees of my damn best and the clown? Don't think I coulda hurt him. You, though?
[She moves her hand, holding it an inch from his shirt. It glows for a moment before flames start dancing on her palm and fingers ever so slightly.] It probably won't take much. Now, please just keep heading Underground.
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Dammit. This isn't over, not by a long shot.
He takes another step back, tilting his head as he commits her to memory, every little detail he can glean, then slinks off into the dark with a final growl. He'll be back.]