Snippet #2214571

The humans were tense, both wary of him. How cute. They were both interested though, as he'd expected. The male spoke first. He offered to leave, but didn't move anywhere. Caught like a little bug in a web. Cuspin didn't respond at first, he let his golden eyes flash in the male's direction, but the female distracted him before he could remark. She had a tongue on her. She was obviously uncomfortable. He turned his head towards her, and took a leisurely step closer to the girl. "A sensible lass." He quirked a genial smirk, folding his hands behind his back and inclining his head towards her slightly. "But don't speak in imperatives, someone will ultimately prove you wrong, no?" He ran his fingers across his face, starting at his chin and over his nose, then up to his hairline, raking his fingers through the white-blonde hair.

Then he smirked out from a slender female face with full lips, a delicate nose, and wide blue eyes. His voice, however, remained male. "I can do whatever I like, my little human." He said as the facade slowly melted off his face, features melding back into his usual visage. The act poked at his magical abilities, promising that he wouldn't do any more personal face swapping for the day unless it was something easy. He could produce more inane magic for their amusement, and of course he'd kept a reserve for what he'd need to do for these little humans, but he'd need sustenance before too long. One simply couldn't go long without eating.

"I do have a catch though, clever girl, it's not expensive at all though, certainly within your...capabilities I'm sure." He waved a hand airily, leaning back briefly on his heels as he turned to include the male human in his explanation. "I give you what you want, you find food for me. See, just a small price." Okay, maybe a bit of litotes, it was a bit more of a big deal than he made it out to be, just a little bit though. Just a little bit of murder. But he'd not let them know that until they were fully caught. For some reason murder seemed to deter humans. Unless, of course, there was a proper reward for the deed. Maybe he'd let them play with their new toys before telling them just what it was that he ate. Then they'd appreciate their gifts more, now wouldn't they.

"You could leave, if you want," No, no they couldn't leave. They could say yes, or they could die. But they had to have some volition of their own, feel like they were actually making a choice. Otherwise it would be no fun at all. No fun at all. "But wouldn't that be a shame? You don't have the chance to fulfill all your wildest dreams every day, do you, my friends? If you leave now, you'll never see me again, and you'll always wonder exactly what you could have had." His golden eyes gleamed, as with possibilities for their future and not with thoughts of his next snack. Of course, the latter was more true, but they couldn't know that.

Gracefully the daemon reached down and plucked a blade of grass from the damp forest floor and began pulling blood red petals out of thin air and attaching them to the new stem as if without thought.

"Of course, I can always prove my aims for you, if you like." He said pleasantly. "You, boy, I could take away your wounds, if you wish. Just set you back to how you were before. Unless, that is, you consider them some sort of badge of honor?" His tone was just the slightest bit scathing as he dropped the finished rose and it hit the ground with a soft sigh. He took a half step towards the male human, tipping his head ever so slightly in inquiry. And maybe a bit of a challenge.

Absolving topical wounds would be easy enough to do with what he had left. Just moving blood around a little bit, shifting a few organic things until they went back to how they were supposed to be. He was adept at working the human body, he had an understanding for them too, like any farmer would have for his most important cattle. Needless to say, he'd eaten and built enough bodies to understand how they worked.

Piece of metaphorical cake. Real cake was foul. Too much sweetness in it. But abstract cake was perfectly fine with him.