[Spike hears Lusamine before he sees her, and responds before he even thinks about it.]
Well excuse me, m'am, for not being more acquainted with the idea of people falling apart into—
[It's only this far into his retort that Spike looks up and properly perceives the woman speaking to him, and he immediately grows pale. Wide eyed and slack jawed, he finishes his thought in a much lower voice.]
—para— parasites...
[Spike blinks, squints, rubs his eyes; but no, he's not seeing things, this woman simply is... bug-like. He can't hardly deal with it— he's seeing aliens. There's aliens?? What other explanation could there be? Spike mutters, still not really answering Lusamine's question—]
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Well excuse me, m'am, for not being more acquainted with the idea of people falling apart into—
[It's only this far into his retort that Spike looks up and properly perceives the woman speaking to him, and he immediately grows pale. Wide eyed and slack jawed, he finishes his thought in a much lower voice.]
—para— parasites...
[Spike blinks, squints, rubs his eyes; but no, he's not seeing things, this woman simply is... bug-like. He can't hardly deal with it— he's seeing aliens. There's aliens?? What other explanation could there be? Spike mutters, still not really answering Lusamine's question—]
Jeez, what was in that drink?