Can they rush in after the first two words, before you say “not”? Can they enter if they stuff their ears before they hear the final word?
Can they rush in after the first two words, before you say “not”? Can they enter if they stuff their ears before they hear the final word?
No, vampires usually leave that sort of “exact words” trickery to faeries and genies.
And in their case I think they’d let you finish speaking because they relish the challenge more than they want to simply squish you.