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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:15:13 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 27, 2014 21:15:13 GMT -8
Ru- "...Babette, I'm sorry I said something insensitive, don't hurt yourself!" He didn't like the grinding poppy noises that her wrist and arm were making at all. Maybe the wrist wouldn't break but it might dislocate, or the bones of the arm. And wouldn't a bunch of full-strength vampires be prepared? "I didn't think about it. I was thinking about who chose August..." Ru sighed. "I have money too, but I think, we'll have freedom soon enough and less chance of being caught. Don't you think they might guess we'd try to escape now?" Ru cringled. Babette had always been the brave one. He wondered why she hadn't ever learned martial arts, besides that she wouldn't be able to wear heels and a revealing top in class. He had considered the thought that she was more "manly" than he was before, but of course that wasn't correct, simply that strengths like courage, recklessness, and strength were attributed to men and not to women.
No, she was more...personpowerful!
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:18:24 GMT -8
Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jan 27, 2014 21:18:24 GMT -8
Babette's thumb popped out of place with the sound of a celery stalk snapping in two. She yanked it out of the strap, the now useless thumb flopping at a shocking angle. But her hand was free! Maybe she recalled the fairy tale of the girl cutting a finger off to use as a key to unlock the door which trapped her true love.
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DKender
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:28:59 GMT -8
Post by DKender on Jan 27, 2014 21:28:59 GMT -8
She did! She did recall the marvelous tale, and the memory filled her heart with a swell of happiness. "Ru! Ru! It's true! Love conquers all. Heehee. I once thought death conquered all. Guess we proved that wro ..." Then, the sight of her flopping thumb fully registered. Out of instinct, she screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAOOoooow. Well. Okay. I'm going to save us, Darling, never you fear." She started working on the strap around her chest with quick, anxious movements.
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:37:21 GMT -8
Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jan 27, 2014 21:37:21 GMT -8
As Babette worked the straps with her floppy thumb, things moved just so and-- pop! Her thumb came back into place! Marvelous! It was fully functioning again! But, now she was really feeling hungry. Very hungry. Maybe it was more like thirsty? It nagged her to distraction. Among the blood soaked flowers that adorned her, were strange blobs of meat. They were probably full of blood. The whole room was filled with blood! It wasn't very appealing looking, but beggars couldn't be choosers, could they?
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:42:13 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 27, 2014 21:42:13 GMT -8
Ru- "It does. And look, it's healed already.. Maybe there are good things about all of this." Ru didn't speculate any more. He wondered how much of all of this was his fault. Why did he let August flatter him into the role? Well, how didn't he?
He began to entertain thoughts of freedom again, and sat still. He had the strange sense that the vampires would be here soon. Or maybe they were waiting for them to break free, because that was what ambition looks like. Breaking free from bonds and wandering away."I knew it would be you."
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:45:56 GMT -8
Post by DKender on Jan 27, 2014 21:45:56 GMT -8
The hunger was more than a little distracting. She barely finished unstrapping herself before it became too intense.
Babette picked up a flower and licked its blood-flecked petal. Not enough. She needed more. Hurriedly, she gathered all the pretty flowers together, tore a small piece of fabric from the smock she wore, and tied them at the stems. It made a nice bouquet. This finished, Babette picked up a glob of wet red ... meat? ... and held it high, as if admiring an apple."We can't travel on an empty stomach. I'm ravenous." She bit into it and sucked its moisture with appealing *slrp slrp* sounds.
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:48:29 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 27, 2014 21:48:29 GMT -8
Ru- "...AHgh." He didn't watch for very long because that was just plain disgusting, as hungry as he was. Also, whose meat-bits were those?"...Is...are those pieces of us?"
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:48:45 GMT -8
Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Jan 27, 2014 21:48:45 GMT -8
Ru -- Babette started eating something she found on her bed. That seemed.... like a bad idea?
Babette-- The little blob of meat was like most delicious hors d'oeuvre she'd ever eaten. But it was only one, and those kind of things never left you satisfied on an empty stomach. As she moved on her stretcher, she found she was attached by the wrist to an IV full of dark fluid. Oh! A bottle of wine just for her? Wonderful!
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ROOM 8
Jan 27, 2014 21:50:52 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 27, 2014 21:50:52 GMT -8
Ru- "By the divine don't eat that!" Even as the exclamation left Ru's lips, something felt acrid about them, and he felt a slight ring in his head.
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DKender
Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
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ROOM 8
Jan 28, 2014 6:53:02 GMT -8
Post by DKender on Jan 28, 2014 6:53:02 GMT -8
She clapped her hands with delight. What a fine present. Thank you, god of rich, red vino! After a theatrical bow, Babette plucked the IV from her wrist and removed its needle. Then, she popped the tube in her mouth and had a drink. Fantastic! Babette grabbed the bag and nomnomnomed contently. "This tastes like ambrosia." She adopted a heavy, fakey accent of indeterminate origin. "Zhe divine und virtuous haff no agency over uss vampires."
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ROOM 8
Jan 28, 2014 7:03:08 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 28, 2014 7:03:08 GMT -8
Ru- There was another dissonant ring in his head when Babette mentioned the divine, but it was washed away in a more powerful feeling. Ru felt more than a little nauseous watching Babette commit three disgusting acts in the span of maybe two minutes, and turned his head away and squeezed his eyes closed. He'd like to pretend the awful noises are actually something else altogether. Like...splashing in a pool.
Walking in a swamp... listening to a cat eating cat-food.
Anything but Babette drinking rotten blood from an infusion-set. How long had that been sitting there? "I hope this doesn't mean you are going to turn into Wilhelm." He remarks with firmly squeezed closed eyes.
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DKender
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Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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ROOM 8
Jan 28, 2014 12:33:50 GMT -8
Post by DKender on Jan 28, 2014 12:33:50 GMT -8
She finished with a content sigh. "Don't you understand? I'm ecstatic because we don't have to kill anybody for food. Donated blood tastes fine." She dropped the empty bag and crossed over to Ru. "By the way, you will finish your blood before we leave, Darling. I'm not prepared to find more if somebody gets peckish."
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ROOM 8
Jan 28, 2014 16:06:22 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 28, 2014 16:06:22 GMT -8
Ru- "How are we going to find donated blood? And that looks old and nasty..." If he didn't drink blood, he wondered what would happen. By now, Ru was used to being hungry all the time so would this be any different? It was a different sort of hunger to be sure. Would he starve to death? Be a weak vampire?
Would it make him evil? Or prevent him from becoming evil?
He was fairly sure by now, that all vampires, regardless what they behaved like, were evil. "...Babette. You're so brave."
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Only One Skeleton has the Power to Control both Life and Death, Light and Dark, Words and Blank Space, Our Humble Lives Continue Only by the Grace and Magnanimity of This Skeleton
Nay, let us walk from fire unto firey skeleton ...
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ROOM 8
Jan 28, 2014 17:34:29 GMT -8
Post by DKender on Jan 28, 2014 17:34:29 GMT -8
She started working on Ru's straps."No, Honey. I'm scared. Now, if somebody catches us escaping ... well, repeat this! 'Thank goodness. We were hungry and confused. Babette ripped off her straps, drank ALL the blood, and begged me to find more.' Be convincing." She wiped an imaginary tear from her cheek.
"And then I'll cry, 'It's true! Boo hoo. I'm hungry. So, so hungry.' After this, I may collapse and thrash with feverish lamentations. We'll be utterly pathetic. Our captors will never suspect rebellion."
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ROOM 8
Jan 28, 2014 19:09:56 GMT -8
Post by Dr. Jar on Jan 28, 2014 19:09:56 GMT -8
Ru- "You're smart too. Thank you Babette." Ru surveyed his weakness and did not struggle before she allowed enough of him out of the hold. It wasn't worth rushing if they weren't going anywhere. "I don't want to drink that blood though."
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