[He's well aware of what he'd done. An insult, a dismissal, something to act as a reminder that this is a confrontation of wills and that the creature wasn't wanted. For a second, he thought that the point had been reached as he had stared down into that shocked expression.]
[Yet instead of curses or swears or incomprehensible horrendous noise, there's.... laughter, of all things.]
[What can you do in the face of something like that? All he can do is go back to the ritual, reciting St. Mark quietly but firmly beneath the torrent of laughter. Reaching the end of the passage and the demon's laughter quieting seem to go in sync. It's something he's willing to overlook, up until he speaks again.]
[Most demons he's come into contact with have offered sexual services in one of two ways: the first being just crass threats more than anything, and the second being honeyed words.]
[This is... He's not sure what to make of this.]
[The long bland stare he directs down into the demon's gaze is just as blank as all the ones before it, with a hint of bewilderment somewhere in the undercurrent.]
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[He's well aware of what he'd done. An insult, a dismissal, something to act as a reminder that this is a confrontation of wills and that the creature wasn't wanted. For a second, he thought that the point had been reached as he had stared down into that shocked expression.]
[Yet instead of curses or swears or incomprehensible horrendous noise, there's.... laughter, of all things.]
[What can you do in the face of something like that? All he can do is go back to the ritual, reciting St. Mark quietly but firmly beneath the torrent of laughter. Reaching the end of the passage and the demon's laughter quieting seem to go in sync. It's something he's willing to overlook, up until he speaks again.]
[Most demons he's come into contact with have offered sexual services in one of two ways: the first being just crass threats more than anything, and the second being honeyed words.]
[This is... He's not sure what to make of this.]
[The long bland stare he directs down into the demon's gaze is just as blank as all the ones before it, with a hint of bewilderment somewhere in the undercurrent.]
...You've been in that body for too long.