The one time he wasn't looking for trouble, he got it. All Adam really wanted was a quick run to the store for another case of Red Bull (which he possibly should have been laying off, but his body was telling him it was a necessity to continued survival during this trying time.) What he got was some idiot who had decided to wander into a dark alley and gotten attacked because he was talking too loudly on his cell phone.
The thing was...well, it was fugly. That was the only possible word to describe it because ugly just didn't cover it and he had to learn to watch his swearing with the little ears around the Hyperion. And since he was the type that didn't let the innocent get pounded into the pavement, no matter how stupid they could act, well, he felt obligated to jump in.
And got his ass kicked. Granted, the demon was running away with a third degree burn on his neck and face, but he'd dealt Adam a couple of good blows before the half-demon had managed to lay a hand on him. Now, as Adam struggled to his feet, the businessman was already back on the phone, quickly getting out of the alleyway. He'd finally gotten smart about it and only had to loose a little blood. Talk about lucky.
"Glad to see you're all right!" He called after him, using the sleeve of his jacket to wipe the blood away from his nose, scowling as he walked towards the alley entrance. "No need to say th-" The sentence never finished as he turned the corner sharply and ran into someone else.