Yikes, me too!
He was used to open-mouth gapes and stares from strangers. He could understand their reactions; he probably would have done the same, had he not been so mellowed out by the things he'd seen and done. Jefferson was quite a sight to behold, really, and he was aware of it--the idiot was littered with scars of varying lengths and depths, and he only had one working eye and one fully functioning arm. Jefferson was on the tall side on top of it all, and he didn't exactly go out of his way to smile and seem social or friendly. No, he was just an ass, in both appearance and manner. He was okay with that.
But the reaction she got from this girl was a bit beyond his expectations. She turned and cowered from him like a cornered rabbit, but relaxed somewhat at his words. Jefferson hadn't asked to look the way he did--it was punishment for his crimes, regardless of whether he remembered them or was now, as a different person, still responsible for them. The Patriarch harrumphed and tipped his nose to her, a smile not quite reaching his face, but mild amusement somewhere beneath the surface. It was funny, even if he didn't laugh.
"Smelled what? Humans?" If that was the case, he highly doubted it was possible. Jefferson's body stiffened quickly; if a threat of some kind lurked within, she would run away with her tail between her legs if she was lucky enough to escape the enemy. He stepped forward thus, a hand on her shoulder as he brushed past, and moved into the center of the room. Senses keen and snout tipped to the air, he detected nothing but the washing scent of rain. Slowly, he turned to glance his glowing green rune over his shoulder. "...There's nothing in here. You might've seen a rat."
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