Brian rubbed his mouth. He couldn’t explain it, but felt it the minute the vampire spotted him. Alarm bells howled in his head but he kept up his approach. ‘Easy. Easy.’ The word was becoming a chant in his head. ‘He’s not going to bite me out in the open. Is he? Perfect. I’m approaching a vampire and I have no idea what he might be willing to do in public.’ His tongue was dry and his stomach churned. He wished he knew some of those breathing exercises Valerie talked about.
As he reached the vampire and faced him, Brian had never felt less imposing in his life.
“Hey, man,” he leaned closer and projected his voice, but not so loud as to notify anybody else. Even yelling above the music, Brian sounded like a pacifist. “I know what you are. I don’t want any trouble. If you’re here for a beer, great, but if you want to bite somebody, take it somewhere else.”
‘Holy shit. I’m going to die.’ As he tamped down the urge to freak out, Brian recognized the feeling welling up in his body. It was like taking a handful of stimulants and trying to make himself sit still. If the situation got out of hand, something was going to give.
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As he reached the vampire and faced him, Brian had never felt less imposing in his life.
“Hey, man,” he leaned closer and projected his voice, but not so loud as to notify anybody else. Even yelling above the music, Brian sounded like a pacifist. “I know what you are. I don’t want any trouble. If you’re here for a beer, great, but if you want to bite somebody, take it somewhere else.”
‘Holy shit. I’m going to die.’ As he tamped down the urge to freak out, Brian recognized the feeling welling up in his body. It was like taking a handful of stimulants and trying to make himself sit still. If the situation got out of hand, something was going to give.