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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 3, 2014 16:22:32 GMT -8
As Sophie stepped out into the open air, it felt oddly a bit like she was still indoors. The misty night air caught the sparse street lamps like an orange-violet ceiling and the rusty warehouses loomed like walls. A flashy, dewy sports car sat in wait, passenger side open, Francesca within. Francesca- "Come on in, baby! The engine is warm."
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on Feb 3, 2014 16:59:47 GMT -8
Sophie ducked into the car and buckled up, out of habit. She had prepared to be moody and confront Francesca with a barrage of questions, but now the time had come and she felt different than she had expected. Francesca's warmth actually put her at ease a bit and she felt more nervous than angry."Uhm, hey."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 3, 2014 17:10:28 GMT -8
Francesca showed no sign of having anticipated a grumpy Sophie and was ready to roll. She didn't ask Sophie to buckle up. What would be the point of that, aside from avoiding tickets? Francesca- "Alright! So, yeah, I don't live with the rest of the family. Got my own place downtown - a split-level condo. You can stay there for a while until we get you set up with your new life..."
The system was bumpin' DJ Kwik-Peet's 'Alizaya', which cross-faded into the next track on the album, 'Dope Rox'. If she didn't know the tunes, the little back-lit LCD screen spelled it out.
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on Feb 3, 2014 17:28:53 GMT -8
Sophie was relieved to hear she wouldn't be living with some of the... weirder ones."Sounds cool." "Hey, I know this one." The almost normalcy of the setting was odd after spending so much time underground in constant panic."So, uh... what do we do now? I mean, do I work for you now or what?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 3, 2014 17:41:03 GMT -8
The powerful car rumbled like a bored god as they rolled through the rain. Francesca- "Ha! If you call this work. We have humans do the boring stuff. Really, if you were with Demetri, he'd probably have you running boring errands, but I let humans handle my business. So... We just clean up any loose ends of your old life, to the extent that's possible without giving up the game, and we teach you how to be a vampire."
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on Feb 3, 2014 17:49:01 GMT -8
"Loose ends? I thought Ellen said we all drowned. Supposedly."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 3, 2014 17:54:01 GMT -8
Francesca- "Drowned? Huh. Yeah, it's cool. I just meant, y'know, if we have anything you want to put in order. Obviously we can't take any big risks, but I could make sure someone is there to buy your favorite whatsit from the garage sale, or that your pets go to us instead of the pound... I don't bother with pets anymore. They're too weird and smelly. But Demy likes 'em."
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on Feb 3, 2014 18:06:11 GMT -8
"The only things I'd really like to have are my sewing machine and hermit crab, if that wouldn't be too much to manage." "Oh shit! You think we could get my stash, too? I don't want my parents seeing that stuff. Can we still do that kind of thing? I noticed I haven't been craving nicotine at all."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 3, 2014 18:23:30 GMT -8
Francesca- "Stash..? Oh, yes. The cannabis. You don't think they'd understand? Mm. Perhaps we can arrange something."
Francesca- "Where do you live? Any roommates or other people that may recognize you there?"
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on Feb 3, 2014 18:45:35 GMT -8
"I know they'd be disappointed, is all. Really, I can get a new machine if I need to, and they would probably assume that my crab died if he was missing, but I just... I don't want them to think I was some crazy druggie or something. They'd blame themselves." "I live in an apartment a couple of blocks from campus. Er, lived. No roomies, and the only guy I really know lives two floors down."
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Feb 3, 2014 21:27:57 GMT -8
A can of hairspray rolled around at Sophie's feet. The interior of the car was a bit of a mess, but by being non-human, less of a gross mess than most messy cars.
Francesca- "That's it huh? Well, let's go do it right now, grab everything you feel like and toss it in the back. Just don't make it look like the place got ransacked, and you'll be fine. Kinda like running away from home, huh? Only, forever! Ha..."
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on Feb 3, 2014 22:03:20 GMT -8
"Really? Thanks man. You know where BADA is, right? If you head that way I can show you where it is." Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all, if she could manage to avoid Wilhelm and Co. and stick with Francesca.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 3, 2014 22:13:02 GMT -8
Francesca- "Bada, that's..? Oh, the Bunnington Academy. That in the University District?"
After a moment of direction, she took Halley Street toward the neighborhood in question. Along the way, they talked... Francesca- "So... Anything you wanna know about this whole vampire deal?"
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Post by Padmé AmiDaniella on Feb 3, 2014 22:45:02 GMT -8
"Well.. why do you guys make new vampires? Wilhelm made it sound like he was created to be an errand boy, but you said I wasn't going to do that. So why did you make me? Out of boredom or what?" She tried not to sound accusatory.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 3, 2014 22:51:58 GMT -8
Francesca- "Oh, I think everyone gets the feeling to do that from time to time. You'll feel it too someday. .."
"...But we aren't usually allowed to. And before you ask, I have no idea what the special occasion was about. Fairly random. Maybe the progenitors were getting bored? Not much excitement since the only competition left in town is the Crowboys."
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