what big teeth you have

Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?

As Vesper moves aside for the grand reveal, the excited grin on her face shifts to nothing, an expression she has perfected over years of leadership. Her steps slow to a stop, her body a deathly - deadly - still as she assesses the influx of emotions. Sure, there's a sense of humor there, maybe even a laugh deep down. And there's a bit of delight that he couldn't find anything more dangerous than her, even if she's certain it's nothing more than flattery. But that's all buried by a very deep-seeded embarrassment that sharpens to anger - annoyance with herself at having been played so thoroughly. 

He brought her to a damned mirror.

She doesn't move, but the quiet tension in her body speaks volumes as she takes in the rest of the space; the hideous childish creature, the disgustingly positive caption, the gorgeous ivy that she wants to rip apart. Her eyes settle back on the mirror and the woman staring back - the one who'd been tricked - the one poised for murder. 

A humorless smile melts onto her face as she finds Vesper in the reflection. There's a predatory tilt to her head as her voice twists in a 'teasing' tone dripping in saccharine-sweet poison. "You realize I've killed men for less." Not a question, a threat; her hands itching to fulfill her previous promise, casually hovering just above a dagger. She doesn't act quite yet, waiting to see how he might justify his decision, to see if he could prove that he hadn't brought her here just to toy with her.

Now you'll never see me cry
There's just no time to die

Thalassa