"I, uh– still a bit hungrier than before, I think?"

"Another ten or twenty seconds then, maybe? And you could delete the video you have of me so I don't find you preternaturally beautiful and nice and stuff?"

"Yeah," he nods. "Now or after?"

"Now. To both."

So Theo deletes the video he has of her!

She exhales slowly. "Better. I like you just fine without mind control."

She offers her wrist.

Chomp.

You know, carefully.

(He does the thing.)

She schools her features.

And then the twenty seconds are up.

He pulls away and makes sure he doesn't have blood on his mouth.

"Thanks."

"All better?" she breathes.

"Yeah, think so," he says. "– Sorry, was that too much, should I not do that?"

"It's. Complicated. Possibly don't do it with," she gestures vaguely at Willow, "other people around. Because. It's kinda. Um."

He nods quite quickly. "Sorry. – Anyway, we've got data on that and we should probably test how I am around open wounds soon?"

"My turn to be test subject!"

"Should we get rid of the sway from you acting on me altogether, then? – I think you still have that recording from Matt – there's still some sway going on – and that'll probably mess with the results."

"Hmm, yeah, maybe." Delete.

Nod. "Do you have a preference for how you get an open wound? I mean, I wouldn't have been okay with, like, trying to cut my palm open back when I was human, I don't think."

"I'm not totally okay with it either, but apparently when you bite it doesn't feel that bad? So you could just bite and not drink."

Nod. "Your wrist, too?"

"Yeah. Don't do the thing, though."

Wrist.

"Wasn't planning on it."

Bite, detach shortly thereafter.

"Huh."

Wait.

Pause. "Yep, pretty sure that's stronger."

It also heals faster!

"...I wonder if, uh. That time of the month."

"Oh ugh I hope not."