Or: Anders is, somehow, foolishly, expecting to be pleasantly surprised. They've had a perfectly normal conversation, all things considered- this guy even likes cats- so he's holding out with the last pitiful drops of optimism he has left that there's something else that would be summoned from one realm to another.
But no, of course not, because that would be easy. He hears "I am a demon" and he almost doesn't hear the rest, and his hands twitch, wishing desperately he had a staff to reach for or a spark of magic to forcefully pull through whatever's been stopping it. That other man, the little one with the glasses, had said it has to do with harmonization, and what if he just popped away real quick to do that so he can come back with a fireball—
He takes a step back, haltingly, and then another. If the wariness wasn't already evident in every taut line of him, the way his otherwise pleasant expression has twisted into a grimace probably helps. Wow! Actually, fuck this!]
If you know the stories, you should already know I won't believe you at all. What are you really doing wandering around here? What business does a demon have at a-- a garden party?
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Or: Anders is, somehow, foolishly, expecting to be pleasantly surprised. They've had a perfectly normal conversation, all things considered- this guy even likes cats- so he's holding out with the last pitiful drops of optimism he has left that there's something else that would be summoned from one realm to another.
But no, of course not, because that would be easy. He hears "I am a demon" and he almost doesn't hear the rest, and his hands twitch, wishing desperately he had a staff to reach for or a spark of magic to forcefully pull through whatever's been stopping it. That other man, the little one with the glasses, had said it has to do with harmonization, and what if he just popped away real quick to do that so he can come back with a fireball—
He takes a step back, haltingly, and then another. If the wariness wasn't already evident in every taut line of him, the way his otherwise pleasant expression has twisted into a grimace probably helps. Wow! Actually, fuck this!]
If you know the stories, you should already know I won't believe you at all. What are you really doing wandering around here? What business does a demon have at a-- a garden party?
[So meeting demons is going great.]