[center]During the short period that Negan was on the ground, Date wouldn't find any noticeable marks, oddly enough. His vitals seemed to be all well and good as well, other than unusually high spikes in his... heartrate? Well, it sort of made sense, given what had just transpired.

In reality though, the bearded man was actually [i]far[/i] from unconscious. He'd taken one HELL of a hit, to be sure, but that didn't mean he was out for the count just yet. Which was made obvious as she rested her hand on his chest cavity. That intrusive hand was promptly slapped away by the man, and what followed was a dry chuckle.

[color=9e0b0f][i][b]"Ooooohhhh.... MY!"[/b][/i][/color] he shouted through the laughter, slowly climbing up to his feet. His bat's business end poked against Red's, nudging her away from him. He turned to her soon after, [color=9e0b0f][b]"Little girl, I do appreciate the concern..."[/b][/color] he paused as his bat was given a good twirl and promptly slung over his shoulder. He nodded down at her, smiling smugly all the while, [color=9e0b0f]"But I [i]do believe[/i] that I can handle myself!"[/color] Still, though, that goat... thing [i]had[/i] eased his pain a bit. BUT, Negan wasn't in the business of even acknowledging that thing's presence - other than staring at it for a long moment, before ultimately shaking his head and walking away.

The sound of laughter could then be heard in the other direction, and with its presence, the man slowly turned to face it. His brows furrowed at the noise, and his eyes narrowed all the while. Negan seemed less angered by this and more... [i]intrigued.[/i] He paced on over to the rodent, keeping his smile up all the while. He stopped at only a few short feet from him, and it was at this point that he pointed the bat down at him. 

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[color=9e0b0f][b]"Well aren't [i]you[/i] a cocky 'lil asshole?"[/b][/color] he said. Up close, Dris could definitely make out the dried blood on the weapon. It seemed like it had been there a while, too. [color=9e0b0f]"Word to the wise, though..."[/color] Negan proceeded to kneel down next to the rat, getting right at eye level with him. [color=9e0b0f][i][b]"It [u]really[/u] ain't wise to laugh at someone who didn't just craw out of the worst smellin' dumpster - quite frankly ever."[/b][/i][/color] to prove his point, Negan sniffed in, before mouthing a gag. He turned and exhaled after doing so, before eyeballing him one last time...

And then he chuckled to himself and walked away.

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