[At this point, Slugger's hand has tightened so hard around the grip of his bat that the knuckles are turning pale. He wants to finish this before Edward's target gets any ideas. They haven't even ruled out whether the man has brought a weapon of his own to use. Why else, given the circumstances, would he enter a stranger's home so willingly? Perhaps he himself had a target here.

It was all very... unsettling. Slugger glances dubiously at Susan and takes a step away from the wall as though trying to send Edward a cue to hurry up and do whatever it was he planned to do. Because if this guy decided to come at him or Susan, Slugger would have to end it himself.]