["Settle down"? Really? Does she even know who she's talking to? Xanxus wouldn't be showing nearly this much restraint if he wasn't aware contact would knock him out.
He gives a disgusted look at those words, finding the defiance more frustrating than the situation itself. It stops his advance, though. Fingers idly clench against the edge of a nearby table-- could that make a decent weapon?-- before he turns his attention back to Squalo. An added harshness to his expression should signal that he wants to see him follow through on that threat.
Or, well, try to, anyway. More like find out exactly how close they can get before the anomaly-related effects are too powerful as opposed to just inconvenient. Succeeding would be a bonus.]
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Does she even know who she's talking to? Xanxus wouldn't be showing nearly this much restraint if he wasn't aware contact would knock him out.He gives a disgusted look at those words, finding the defiance more frustrating than the situation itself. It stops his advance, though. Fingers idly clench against the edge of a nearby table-- could that make a decent weapon?-- before he turns his attention back to Squalo. An added harshness to his expression should signal that he wants to see him follow through on that threat.
Or, well, try to, anyway. More like find out exactly how close they can get before the anomaly-related effects are too powerful as opposed to just inconvenient. Succeeding would be a bonus.]