Jeff can hear Martin, but all the same, he cups a hand to his ear and mouths at the window, "What?"
Then he turns to Malcolm again and leans in.
"Poor guy. I don't think he's realized it yet." He sneaks a glance back at Martin. There's a wildness in Jeff's eyes that was never there before, when he was still so... fragile. "Just how harmless he is. All that snarling is just kinda... toothless."
As if on cue, Martin may notice a few molars in the back of his mouth feeling loose, like they've just detached from their roots in a clean break. It's fine, he's not hurting anyone. It's not like Martin's real.
It feels like almost a waste, doing this to a figment. But he's curious to see how Malcolm will react, more than anything. After all, this vision of his father is an extension of him, in a way. Some ghoul from his subconscious.
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Then he turns to Malcolm again and leans in.
"Poor guy. I don't think he's realized it yet." He sneaks a glance back at Martin. There's a wildness in Jeff's eyes that was never there before, when he was still so... fragile. "Just how harmless he is. All that snarling is just kinda... toothless."
As if on cue, Martin may notice a few molars in the back of his mouth feeling loose, like they've just detached from their roots in a clean break. It's fine, he's not hurting anyone. It's not like Martin's real.
It feels like almost a waste, doing this to a figment. But he's curious to see how Malcolm will react, more than anything. After all, this vision of his father is an extension of him, in a way. Some ghoul from his subconscious.