[The 'sincerity' comment gets an amused snort. He isn't sure how to feel about it being appreciated, but he'll take it.
Dodger takes the book from Viktor and skims over the spot he'd been reading before flipping through aimlessly. He doesn't remember Hell, so he isn't sure exactly what he's looking f-
-a chill tends to set in during the fall festival. Vendors sell fruit wines and grilled pets to sinners-
Rather than just bleeding, Dodger's skin explodes in colors like a damaged VHS tape, flashing chunks of cyan, magenta and yellow. It only lasts a second at most, but Viktor will be able to catch glimpses of a red, devil-like tail behind Dodger, sharp fangs in his mouth and a gnarly scar on the left side of his neck that looks like something tried taking a bite out of him. And then it ends, leaving Dodger to slam the book closed and hold his nose closed to block a fresh bout of bleeding.
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Dodger takes the book from Viktor and skims over the spot he'd been reading before flipping through aimlessly. He doesn't remember Hell, so he isn't sure exactly what he's looking f-
-a chill tends to set in during the fall festival. Vendors sell fruit wines and grilled pets to sinners-
Rather than just bleeding, Dodger's skin explodes in colors like a damaged VHS tape, flashing chunks of cyan, magenta and yellow. It only lasts a second at most, but Viktor will be able to catch glimpses of a red, devil-like tail behind Dodger, sharp fangs in his mouth and a gnarly scar on the left side of his neck that looks like something tried taking a bite out of him. And then it ends, leaving Dodger to slam the book closed and hold his nose closed to block a fresh bout of bleeding.
God, it hurts just as badly every time.]
Yeah. Yeah, I think it is.