[center][h2][color=DarkKhaki]Wolfram[/color] & [color=Magenta]Vera[/color] & [color=007236]Vernon 2.0[/color][/h2][/center]
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(Rewinding time a bit because I missed something in my last post but it's not too late...)

Vernon grinned at Masami's spontaneous hug and then even more at her flinching away from him, [color=007236]"Oh, I assure you dear fox lady, I am a very bad guy."[/color] A sort of malicious wildness crept into his eyes, his grin growing lopsided and predatory. But then it was gone, prompting the question of if it had perhaps all been in Masami's head, and replaced with a simple smile. [color=007236]"But fret not, I am on your side. Well, William's side specifically. So as long as you're also on his side, you don't have too much to worry about."[/color]

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Vera was too busy contemplating whether or not she'd [i]really[/i] almost gotten her boyfriend exploded, while simultaneously warding off any perverse onlookers with her patented "Death Glare From Hell"™, to realize what Anna was up to. Thus, she was left there, eyes wide and one twitching in disgust as Anna's tongue was dragged across her face. In the end, her only response was for her horrified eyes to turn to look at Anna, displaying just how fucked up she found it all deep down.

That said, the feeling of her pain subsiding as the wound knitted back shut was enough for her to just forget it had ever happened. This time.

Meanwhile, Wolf was in a similarly relieved state. He could breathe again and that was a huge plus.

[color=DarkKhaki]"Sure thing,"[/color] Wolf said in response to her asking for dinner. [color=DarkKhaki]"And don't be too hard on Vera this time. I'd rather not dissuade her when she decides to be ni- err, [i]less[/i] mean,"[/color] he told her, mostly as a joke. That said, he was still trying to process the fact that Vera had actually [i]not[/i] gone ballistic.

But it seemed he'd spoken too soon. Or rather, he shouldn't have spoken at all.

Now healed, Vera had no trouble standing back up and rounding on him.

[color=Magenta]"Fuck you, Wolf! I'm not a fucking dog! I do what I see fit to, when I see fit to do it!"[/color] she spat at him. [color=Magenta]"I don't give two shits what [i]Meredith[/i] thinks!"[/color] She twisted Meredith's name in her mouth as if it tasted bad.

At that moment, Wolf received both a gift and a curse. William passed out.

Vera, who had been hit in the head and nearly run over by a car, looked at the boy who had just fallen unconscious... apparently because he was sleepy. William. The one who was supposed to be in charge. The one who supposedly had a plan.

Wolf who, for the sake of consistency, had [i]actually[/i] been run over by a car, just sheepishly shrank back as Vera slowly turned her head back to him. She wore a look that forced him to swallow any retort he might have had in defense of himself or Meredith. A look that asked on, simple question: 'What the hell have you gotten me into?'

Vernon raised an eyebrow at Alexander's words, but made no move to stop him, though he did fall in step with him, a few last words to share before he went his own way,

[color=007236]"Now now, don't be getting soft on him just because he's your baby brother,"[/color] Vernon gave him a wry smirk. [color=007236]"It's our job as those closest to be the most critical, isn't it? We've only barely cleared our first hurdle here, and if not for the timely arrival of Mr. Fights-With-Cars and the world's bitchiest girlfriend, we might have been in real trouble."[/color] Then his expression turned a tad more serious. [color=007236]"Point is it's likely only to get harder from here on out, so don't go encouraging him too much. I think we'd both like to see him come out the other end of this mess alive."[/color]

He then gave Alexander a perhaps overly heavy-handed slap on the back, [color=007236]"but hey! I'll keep doing my best to keep him in one piece, and you just make sure you tuck him in real good tonight!"[/color] He smiled, but he obviously wasn't happy.

No, they'd only just begun with William's insane idea. Practically day one and they'd already gotten into an all out brawl and just barely managed to keep their most important piece in hand.

[color=007236][i]'You may have plan, William, but are you really ready to see this through? Something tells me this isn't going to go the way you hope it will.'[/i][/color] With that, he split away from Alexander. [color=007236]"Hey, Wolfie, keep Lady Demonface safe tonight, all right? I almost died keeping her from getting stolen."[/color] And then he went on his way. He'd be back when William needed him.

[color=Magenta]"So did we, dickhead! Fuck off!"[/color] Vera snapped at him. [color=Magenta]"Don't give us orders!"[/color]

[color=DarkKhaki]"Well, he's right, though. We need to keep an eye on Andras for a bit,"[/color] Wolf told her, trying to hide his embarrassed blush at the nickname. Dammit Meredith. [color=DarkKhaki]"What do you think Meredith? There's definitely no place safer in Rhea than your home. No one could get past your parents. But if you don't want to, my house is probably just as safe with my dad around."[/color] Of course, none of that mattered if Andras didn't want to go with them. [color=DarkKhaki]"Would that be all right with you?"[/color] he asked the girl in question.

[color=Magenta]"The correct answer is yes,"[/color] Vera stared Andras down. She didn't want to drag the girl around the city all night. She wanted to find a bed to fall into and get to work on turning this night into just a bad memory.