( what kind of absolute lunatic. vandii's good, her veneer of calm self-confidence hard to ruffle, but the mask drops for a second, and the fear's obvious in her eyes. blink-and-you-miss it fast. he couldn't have gotten more of a reaction out of her if he'd slapped her across the face.

(it's a practical thing, really. not much medicine on cassantine. why anyone would risk infection just to prove a point is well and truly beyond her.)

her ears flatten down, little tufts of fur twitching. her voice is a low hiss. )

Genius, your chest glows when you use your blighted power! I'm trying to keep us from being noticed by the UNA! Fuck your personal space when my life is on the line!

( she doesn't wear terror well. it often comes out as anger. if she had her poisons on her, she'd be using one of them about now, that's soul's honest truth. )