[ He grabs her hair roughly. Something about what little he can pick out of her soul's thoughts, about her mind, feels vaguely familiar. He doesn't like whatever it's setting off. He hasn't seen a child breaking face to face in a long time. He kept himself out of that mess, he just ate them after the fact.
... Too familiar... strange, so strange. What is it he's forgotten? ... He can't be bothered.
The sound of distant thundering metal feels like it fills his ears briefly--
He shakes his head. Blinks once. Then he focuses on her. He renounced having to care long, long ago. The moment he became a demon, he decided he'd take existing over disappearing. And this was what that meant. ]
... It'll be over soon. Just consider this a nightmare, Alice.
[ He doesn't waste time with her next. She's pathetic. Too pathetic to find worth drawing out. He's not the Cheshire Cat, who enjoys playing with and toying around with his food in excess. He makes a decision--he'll start with her arm and work his way from there. He doesn't eat many aware souls, so this is quite the irritation. ]
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... Too familiar... strange, so strange. What is it he's forgotten? ... He can't be bothered.
The sound of distant thundering metal feels like it fills his ears briefly--
He shakes his head. Blinks once. Then he focuses on her. He renounced having to care long, long ago. The moment he became a demon, he decided he'd take existing over disappearing. And this was what that meant. ]
... It'll be over soon. Just consider this a nightmare, Alice.
[ He doesn't waste time with her next. She's pathetic. Too pathetic to find worth drawing out. He's not the Cheshire Cat, who enjoys playing with and toying around with his food in excess. He makes a decision--he'll start with her arm and work his way from there. He doesn't eat many aware souls, so this is quite the irritation. ]