[ oh well if you're going to go for AGGRESSIVE POSTURING, Vlad will respond in kind! He does not shy away from the lean-in, does not flinch at the suddenly intimidating grin. In fact, he leans in, chest puffed out, standing tall, to show that HE WILL NOT. CAPITULATE. TO YOUR DEMANDS.
so no, he won't speak. or growl. but he will narrow his eyes in challenge. ]
[ it's not quite a growl, but his tone is so low that the humming seems to border on it.
after a few moments silence, though, he sighs and pulls out the phone. In an unsent text message, he writes the following before turning the screen around to display it: ]
[ well well well. He'll nod at that and hold himself a little taller. Of course he uses them well, he's Vlad Masters. It's good to see someone else acknowledging that. ]
[ on the one hand: it's really very easy to use, Vlad doesn't think there's much to teach here.
on the other hand: oh he does so love to feel superior, though. so. he'll hold up his phone, clearly showing the home screen in demonstration. we start from the beginning, alright mr. ancient ghost priest? ]
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he's gonna shake his head and try to walk around the giant clown priest. disengage and get out of here as fast as possible!!! ]
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[Just going to walk up to grab his shoulder. Ain't going anywhere, nerd!]
Tell me, Vlad, what's going on? Did I do something wrong?
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[please god don't growl at the clown PLEASE DON'T GROWL AT THE CLOWN]
...
[Douman just stares at him for a while, and then just leans in, grin widening to something sharp and toothlike.]
Hmmm? Care to repeat yourself, Vlad? I do think I may have not heard it the first time.
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so no, he won't speak. or growl. but he will narrow his eyes in challenge. ]
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[Douman turns their head to lean in close to Vlad's ear, their sharp teeth clacking.]
How funny. Mmmmm. I could just eat you right up, you know.
[And then they-]
[Just lean back and let out a good-natured hearty laugh?]
Ahaha! Look at you! You're just up and ready to face any threat, hm? Guess it comes with one who deals with the dead all the time, hahaha!
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as close as they are, as strangely intimate as this is, vlad refuses to flinch or show any sign of weakness here. purely out of spite, honestly.
he will, however, just raise one cautious eyebrow at them, somewhere between curious and judgemental. ]
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[WAS IT?]
Either way, don't you have anything to say to me? You're awfully quiet. Besides, well...growling like a wolf.
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[ it's not quite a growl, but his tone is so low that the humming seems to border on it.
after a few moments silence, though, he sighs and pulls out the phone. In an unsent text message, he writes the following before turning the screen around to display it: ]
🤐
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[The priest tilts their head, squinting. What a funny little man.]
Oh. Ohh, goodness. [The realization comes! A shake of the head!] You can't talk? Did someone do this to you?
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On the other hand, to pretend like he's voluntarily behaving like this would make him look foolish. Which he also detests.
So, tense and grumpy about it, he erases that emoji and writes in a new one: ]
⚔️
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Wrath? The Avatar? For what? I'm sure you did nothing wrong...
[haha vlad probably did a lot wrong]
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⚔️🤬
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[YOU MODERN PEOPLE and your EMOJIS]
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I mean, it's not like he's the one who solved this game of pictionary. But whatever. ]
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[Douman don't praise this man for using emojis!!]
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[please teach the Ye Olde these things]
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on the other hand: oh he does so love to feel superior, though. so. he'll hold up his phone, clearly showing the home screen in demonstration. we start from the beginning, alright mr. ancient ghost priest? ]