Vira-Lorr stepped back, popping the gun closed while she watched. She didn't want to use a live round, not if this might possibly be a friend. True, that's how she'd gotten herself killed in the past but she was trying to be careful here. Circling with Luz and watching as the other studied her, she grimaced.

"You're not going to like the taste, beastie. I'm not as tasty as I used to be," she said softly, shaking her head. "If you want, I can get you some food." She had the gun at the ready with the smoke round, waiting for if it lunged. But maybe bribery would work?