Sarcasm. Ripley was using more and more these days since being so kind and sweet wasn't exactly attractive. Being a Sphinx wasn't just books and smarts.
"Yeah...tree stuff." She replied as she ran her thumb along her lighter. But Barclay's warning came too late as the ward determined the half-demon was too close. Demons usually had a good handle on fire. But Ripley being only half and still learning how to control her power.
She let out a strangled scream as stumbled backward, dropping her lighter and pulling off her coat. "Bloody fuck!" Ripley's wings unfurled, shaking from the white-hot sensation that ran through her.