Magnolia was a kind lady, one who would never harm another human being even if she was being threatened. It came as a tremulous shock that staggered through her heart when she realized that he felt [i]threatened[/i]. At first, disbelief gripped her and she turned around, glancing to see who he was shaking his cleaver at. When it was clear that it was only the two in the vicinity, Magnolia thought back to any random blackouts that could have happened when she arrived. Nothing. Just to be sure, she asked Piper,

“Did you do something to him?” She muttered aloud, her brow furrowing in worry. Piper was a cruel being that couldn’t define the word ‘mercy’ if her life depended on it.

“[i]Heh, I wish.[/i]” Piper answered, through Magnolia’s mouth, shrugging Magnolia’s shoulder. It would be disconcerting to anyone who would witness this act, but Magnolia has long since got used to the discomfort of others.

Deciding that Piper should be believed, evidence was on her side after all, the nice woman took a light step forward to the quivering man. Without her noticing, he had begun to distress over a broken coffee cup. “Excuse me, sir, I have no intention of hurting you. Can you please talk to me? Is…someone else after you? [i]Something[/i] else after you?”

If he was going to answer, it didn’t show, but it seemed not to matter. Just that moment, another female had appeared. The girl waved to her, carefully creeping up on the man, and though Magnolia wanted to advise her not to – Magnolia was well-versed in the ways of the crazies and this guy must be lose in the head if he’s co-dependent on a [i]mug[/i] – she decided it was best that she said nothing.

“Excuse me…sir? You seem to be bleeding. I can help with that,” the girl proclaimed and Magnolia instantly regretted not saying something. She probably though that she did it. What she must think of poor Magnolia to terrorize such a pitiful guy!

“U-Um, I didn’t…mean to [i]scare[/i] him. I wanted…” she drifted off, forcing down the reaching hands of Piper who desperately wanted to resolve this situation through a different means.