"And you can't focus on that while being pushed through a door? And for that matter why did you let him go at that time, Matt?"

"He poked me, your mother startled me, he is a vampire. It's not like I did it intentionally."

"I cannot in fact focus on the fact that people are people and I should not attack people and that she was a person while someone is attempting to carry me through a door and my head is filled with 'I should try knocking him over so I can get away from him' and also 'I should not harm this precious soul that would be terrible', no."

"That. Sounds very annoying. Being a vampire is getting less and less tempting."

No comment.

"Is your mom doing okay?"

"Yeah, vampire blood's pretty good for healing stuff, apparently."

"That's– good," he says. "The invitation thing is nice for protection, at least."

"Well, theoretically the vampire could, like, throw a rock or use a flamethrower—or could they?"

"… Do we actually want to test this? Because it's not been ruled out but never know, it might cause him unspeakable pain to try and then he'll want to go chew everyone in town."

"Maybe just throwing a small stone? While being bride-carried by you?"

"At the house, intending not to actually hit it, or are we seriously trying to break a window here or something?"

"Or through the door," suggests Theo. Quietly.

"Yes, through the door is what I meant."

"Is the carrying to make it harder for me to run off if I have that desire or some other purpose?"

"Yes, that."

"Ok."

"So, let's do it then?"

Theo shrugs. Probably in assent.

Sadde finds a rock.

Theo takes it and lets Matt pick him up.

Doorwards! If he even needs that. And to an angle so he won't hit the door, in case it's not totally open.

Hopefully they don't go too close.

And then he will throw the rock through the door.

"Okay, so you can throw rocks through doors... You can form the intent to go through the door, can't you?"