@DruPrincess --his left shoulder scaring the figurative pants off him as he grabbed for the handle and pushed with all his might, landing in a sprawling heap inside the well-lighted shop* *desperately* I... I know who you are!
@DruPrincess -- in his ear* Get out! *shoulder hunching, he swatted at his ear* No beasties! No... Oh shit *freezing mid-step, he stared at the inky pool of black flooding the sidewalk ahead, his skin prickling with fear, and spun on his heel, @DruPrincess' cheshire cat grin over --
@DruPrincess Fuck! *the word coming like a hiss of air from a punctured bicycle tire, he craned his neck, peering sidelong at his reflection in the toy store window. His reflection and no one else's. Certainly not the reflection of a giggling phantasm, her voice a crazy, lilting sing-song--
@FlashBangScud@WitchyAura -- do it... *wide eyed, he scanned the store's interior, taking a tentative step to the front step, and jolted at a jangle of bells, --
@FlashBangScud@WitchyAura *tension coming off him in waves, he froze, peering anxiously at the hardware store* Poofed? I... *side-eyeing @UpsideOfDeath* I didn't--