Otherwise, he just got lost in the background, completely ignored by most people at his school. It bred a level of quiet resentment in him, one that h... intended to unleash on the 'popular' kids tonight, now that they were all in one place. Nothing too terrible, of course: the stink bombs in his bag should be more than enough to ruin the party without causing any real harm. One could argue it was childish to do something like that just for not being invited to a party, but... they had it coming.. As she leans forward, taking her upper body weight on her elbows, dropping her forehead to the floor, he moves forward and pushes up and over her, front paw on her back, then his chest on her back, then his paws sliding off her sides, leaving a red mark over her ribs, then pushing back against the front of her thighs. She winces and lets out a short “Aarrghh!” sound, then lets him get on with it... His hindlegs anchored on the floor between her calves and he’s using the purchase to jab at her. ”“Do I have a choice?” Ethan asked skeptically.“Of course you do,” she replied, her sweet tone unconvincing. “Everything that a Demon does is contractual, I cannot act without your consent.”“So I have to make a contract with you?” he added, the gargoyle nodding her head. “I’d like to know what I’m agreeing to beforehand, you still haven’t explained what these ‘other ways’ to share energy entail.”“Surely you can guess?” she said, planting her hands on her wide hips as her pointed tail whipped. Like I said, hunting vulnerabilities in the software industry is like picking low hanging fruit. So, our condo was now decked out like a place from House Beautiful.Buster was sleeping in front of the big gas fire with his head next to my leg. Chiquita was curled up on top of his broad back like she always does. Their sleeping relationship is a touching example of doggie love. Unless Buster rolls over in his sleep. In which case, he gets his ear nipped.Kari and our guests were holding snifters.