Ned was a nervous sort, and usually more than content to sit in place and wait. But he swore he heard something--- someone scream maybe? In one of the nearby apartments, and he had to do something if someone was in trouble, right? What if it were one of the kids?
He took his replica Link sword off the wall, it was dull, and definitely not battle made, but it would work as a blunt object in a pinch (were demons even affected by blunt objects?).
He stepped into the hallway, and moved towards where he thought the noise had come from but... Nothing. He had only taken a few steps towards the stairs, maybe only a few yards from his front door. He sighed, and turned back towards his apartment only to see something.... (The demon? He couldn't tell even as he squint into the darkness) Rushing towards him.
"Oh, fuck..." Ned grimaced, "I uh... I don't want to fight you!"