/ky you’ve done it now~

_wrathcarne:

❛ Change your mind so soon? ❜ Sprouting that devilish smile, the corners of their mouth twist higher with each passing. Just moments ago they beckoned him forth with a challenge—only to tuck tail between legs when he took up on that offer. Ah, the duality of man. So utterly useless. ❛ Sorry, no refunds pal. Outta learn to be careful for what you wish for. ❜ The alien hisses, voice degrading to a guttural chitter. It was almost akin to laughter.

Their feet scrape against the ground, beginning to circle around Ky’lar with the full intent of a stalking predator. ❛ Deserve respect? Please. I don’t deserve it when I already know I have it. The world is my audience, and I inspire them every day to stick to their little script. I’m what they fear of embracing the most, and you just happened to make the mistake of trying that. ❜ To add punctuation to his final sentence, the weaponized arm raises above Carnage’s head for added emphasis; right before they finally lunged.

_{They changed their mind out of a slight amount of self preservation – no, it was fear. Not of Carnage themselves, but of what they could possibly face should they fail. True death was one thing – family was far worse. Failure, while it happened, wasn’t an option, and he’d get in far worse trouble if anyone found out about this little taunt of his.}

_{Still, it wasn’t like they had real time to talk; the only thing going through their mind was how to create a strategic defense. Rectifying this little error in judgement would come later ( if their even was a later ) if at all.}

_{He had little time ( maybe mere instants ) to make a move – left, right, forward, back, and anywhere in-between. If he had more time, maybe he’d have been able to actually formulate a proper plan ( he should have kept them talking ), but for the moment, all they could do was use their arms as their only defense ( something they knew they’d pay for eventually ) as shifting into their true form wasn’t advisable. Least of all here.
❛ — yeah, ❜ they managed to get out through gritted teeth – even though they knew they should have just kept their damnable mouth shut. ❛ too late to say sorry? ❜}