Alastor watched with bemusement at the young man before taking a few quick long-legged strides to catch up with him, holding out a hand to stop him.
"You look like you're marching to the noose to be hanged," he said bluntly. "With that sort of attitude, you're going to immediately lose control."
He summoned his microphone to twirl it before placing both hands atop it to lean on it.
"Were you aware that the sort of demon I am has a fully demonic form?"
There was a point to the question. Partially as a way to jerk the boy out of his own clear fear of what was coming next and as a way to potentially give the kid a way to control his inner monster.
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"You look like you're marching to the noose to be hanged," he said bluntly. "With that sort of attitude, you're going to immediately lose control."
He summoned his microphone to twirl it before placing both hands atop it to lean on it.
"Were you aware that the sort of demon I am has a fully demonic form?"
There was a point to the question. Partially as a way to jerk the boy out of his own clear fear of what was coming next and as a way to potentially give the kid a way to control his inner monster.