Excuse me; could I say something here?
"Aura was crouched at Saryn's side, a snarl in place of her usually placid expression as one of the cat creatures approached. She launched herself at it with little regard for style or strategy, and Carlos could only watch in horror as it raked its overlong teeth across her shoulder."
I seem to remember a near-death experience associated with that incident.
Perhaps the vampire story *wasn't* so funny, after all.
***
"The neighbor next door just barely said good morning
The boys down at work didn't ask me to stop for a beer
I guess they heard about you and me
Nothing spreads like real bad news
Cause the silence is loud and clear
Nobody knows what to say
They just stare at their shoes
And make up an excuse to turn and walk away
Nobody knows what to say
Cause you just don't up and lose
The love of a lifetime every day
Since you took your love away
Nobody knows what to say
We were the ones everyone said would last forever
We had the kind of love people talked about
Ever since you said goodbye
They don't want to see a grown man cry
So my world's awful quiet now
Nobody knows what to say
They just stare at their shoes
And make up an excuse to turn and walk away
Nobody knows what to say
Cause you just don't up and lose
The love of a lifetime every day
Since you took your love away
Nobody knows what to say"
--Blackhawk,
"Nobody Knows What to Say"
(Darn it. Now you've got me doing the green thing.)
"The Battle"