The crew was setting up for what everyone was calling a “walk and talk.” He (as Joe Pryor) would accompany Viv (as Mary Reed) through the deceptively peaceful suburbs of Haileyville. In the script, Joe had already saved Mary from a group of human bullies on her first day at her new school. Now, because night had fallen, he’d play her guard dog against the threat posed by his father’s gang of bloodsuckers. Christian would also be expected to imitate a teenage boy trying to impress the girl he was falling for. No one had to tell him which of those personas would present the greater challenge. Regrettably, that had never stopped a human from offering her two cents. Viv confronted him as he exited the makeup trailer, planting herself dead center across his path. She’d been dressed as a schoolgirl, with saddle shoes, plaid flare skirt, plus ponytail and bangs. Wardrobe aside, if her fans had seen the steely glint in her big brown eyes, they’d have known the littlest Forrester had grown up.
