Not because the monster speaks to him, and not even because the wicked claws come as much surprise. Instead: because Heat has just said aloud what he's been thinking to himself for months.
"I..." How does he know? Is this entity a mastermind of psychic manipulation? John stands up slowly, hands half-raised in a pathetic show of I'm unarmed, looking stricken with guilt. Despite the human form, his voice comes deep and distorted. "It's... not that simple!"
"the king in orange" doesn't have the same ring to it
Not because the monster speaks to him, and not even because the wicked claws come as much surprise. Instead: because Heat has just said aloud what he's been thinking to himself for months.
"I..." How does he know? Is this entity a mastermind of psychic manipulation? John stands up slowly, hands half-raised in a pathetic show of I'm unarmed, looking stricken with guilt. Despite the human form, his voice comes deep and distorted. "It's... not that simple!"