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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 16, 2014 18:12:02 GMT -8
Ru- "They obey you just like that?" He is worried about the harm they might do to this man... he was, after all, not a willing donor...But sleeping was better than beating someone up wasn't it? The idea made him sick, and he looked a bit paler than usual."Wo...wow..." He stared at the body. He didn't want to start whining, and make Demetri think he was more trouble than he was worth.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 16, 2014 18:38:33 GMT -8
Demetri- "Well, of course I merely hypnotized him. You can learn to do this very easily, I believe."
Tristan- "It is OK. We don't hurt him. He is Luther."
Cameron- "I gathered that."
Luther- "*zzz*"
Demetri- "Well, who is in need? We will of course be careful to not drink much. Aside from any consideration for humanity, it's always a bad idea to cause harm or trouble in one's own house..."
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 16, 2014 18:41:03 GMT -8
Ru- Ru wanted to resist and say he wasn't hungry, but the creeping hunger from before remained, and made him want to say yes. He struggled a little and turned his face away for a moment, and then raised his hand awkwardly. "...Uh...me...just...just a little." Was it alright to hypnotize people? It couldn't be. It took away their free will. Wasn't that evil? Wouldn't he hate something like that being done to him? But at the end of the day, it was just blood...
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 17, 2014 0:20:25 GMT -8
Demetri- "You fellows?"
Tristan- "I'm OK."
Cameron- "A little, but I dunno."
Luther- "*zzz*"
Demetri- "I remind you that becoming very hungry is a very bad idea. Just drink a little. Come."
Cameron reluctantly stood up. Demetri showed him to the sleeping man. Demetri- "Good. Now just take a hand. The skin at the wrist is easy to use. The bruise this will leave is more noticeable there... Still, for ease just go ahead and do it. "
Cameron- "Oh man..."
Luther- "*zzz*"
Demetri- "Think about your hunger. Feel the warmth in the limb. It should be easy to bring forth your fangs. Just scratch the skin a little, and start drinking."
Cameron- "..."
He shook his head, then did as he was told. Ru could smell the blood all the way over on the couch.
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 17, 2014 0:32:27 GMT -8
Ru- Ru was rather horrified by this change, and covered his face with his hands until Cameron was done. It would be quick wouldn't it? He tried not to focus on how appetizing it was.
He had honest to God become a monster. "...Ah...you... don't take too much..." He said very quietly.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 17, 2014 0:57:28 GMT -8
When Cameron pulled away, Ru saw his fangs briefly silhouetted in the fire of his prey, the warmth of the blood making his mouth glow from within. The young man closed his lips tight and put a hand over the wound in alarm. Cameron- "Oh man..."
Luther- "*zzz*"
Demetri- "Well, no point wasting effort resealing the wound just to open it again for Ru. Hold your hand there until he comes over. Ru?"
Tristan- "Maybe it will be less scary for him if they drinks the blood in a less spooky place, yeah? It is like the haunted movie."
Demetri- "That is both impractical and incorrect. This would seem more offensive, I imagine, in a room filled with pink chiffon and dolls."
Tristan- "Oh. I don't think of this..."
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 17, 2014 1:04:37 GMT -8
Ru- Ru hesitated, but what was the use of hesitation. He took Cameron's place in no time, not concerning himself with gross germs. He didn't intend to take much at all, and that thought gave him some comfort.
Then again how moral could someone be who served Dragomir? But...who was he to judge something like that?
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 17, 2014 19:52:50 GMT -8
Cameron waited until Ru was ready and pulled his hand away at the last moment. At first there was a bit of a shock at the sight and smell, but as soon as his lips parted, it all seemed exactly as it should be. A sense came over Ru that he wasn't even quite real anymore. He was a memory of a Ru, and a blood-drinking ghost made flesh. He did as was natural for him to do, but with the clarity that he was still in control and could stop when he wanted. Cameron- "Here you go..."
A quiet phantom of a feeling let out a keening howl within him, but he knew he could ignore it - as long as he didn't let himself get hungry. He quickly stopped drinking, as he'd intended. Luther- "*zzz*"
Demetri- "Good. You weren't too hungry after all."
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 17, 2014 20:05:12 GMT -8
Ru- "Like...being alive. Like I was just accustomed to not-living before..." Ru pulled away carefully and then applied pressure. He knew the feeling from when he had nearly cut his thumb off some years ago. Those were the days.
He had never tried to look cool playing with knives again.
He looked Luther over, to try to assess if Luther was still alright, or looking pale, but it was hard to assess skin tone in this dim room, even as his focus allowed him to see past the heat light. That's when it occurred to him that heat was probably a good way to see how healthy the man was, and he unfocused on the skin to look at the heat around it. Luther looked as warm as he had before - as near as Ru could tell."What happens if I was?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 17, 2014 20:49:03 GMT -8
((EDIT - TAKE NOTE OF EDIT ABOVE.)) Demetri- "..? I'm afraid I don't understand. Well, now, this part is easy."
Demetri put a thumb up to his mouth for a moment, then reached out to replace Ru's hand on the wounded neck. As his hand came away, Ru absentmindedly raised it to his mouth to lick it off. ((Did he complete that morbid maneuver?)) Luther- "*zzz*"
Cameron- "I guess... I guess that's enough for now, right?"
Demetri- "Depends on how you feel. Are you at all hungry?"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 17, 2014 20:54:59 GMT -8
Ru- "What would happen if I did let myself get hungry? I...I'm alright for now. Are you sure Cameron?" Ru absently licked his own finger as it rose, not particularly registering the significance of whatever the gestures might mean. He did, after all, just get Cameron's cooties from drinking blood in the same place he did.
He was too mentally tired to focus on worrying about it, and continued to apply pressure like it was no big thing.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 17, 2014 21:21:32 GMT -8
((Take not of edit above. I meant Ru felt like licking off his own hand. Not clear I suppose.))Demetri pushed his hand on the wound for a moment then drew it away. He reached into a pocket for a kerchief and began wiping up the mess. This would have been what they had discussed before - Demetri used a bit of his own blood to heal the wound, and was now just wiping up what was left on the surface. The man winced and grumbled in his sleep. Luther- "*gznrk*"
Cameron- "Yeah, I mean... how fast do we lose it? I feel OK now, but..."
Demetri- "Tonight you should be fine. The more active your lifestyle, the more you use physically demanding powers - these things will make you hungry quickly. Tonight you should be able to rest, and tomorrow when you awaken, you will only feel a bit more hungry than this.
If you are very lazy, you can get by on as little blood as you just received from Luther here, each night. Obviously, that isn't very healthy for one human to bear, so one must spread the burden."
Tristan- "See, that is the easy, right?"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 17, 2014 21:37:41 GMT -8
Ru- "Yeah, that wasn't so bad..." He replied softly, and shook his head. "I don't want to burn through blood, but I don't want to be lazy either. What do vampires do? Besides hunt and feed?" It was an earnest question he asked Demetri. After all, if this was to be an irreversible change, would all they be doing was surviving? Returning to being animals?
He stole a look at Tristan and then tried to smile hesitantly.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Feb 18, 2014 13:35:07 GMT -8
Tristan smiled back. It was nice to see him not being terrorized by Sarah. Demetri- "What did you do with your time before, when you were not hunting for foodstuffs and eating them? Well, let's send Luther on his way... Luther?"
Luther- "*gznkt*-- Whut?"
Demetri- "You were very helpful, but had to rest a moment after moving that chair. Understandable, but do move along. We require privacy now."
Luther- "Mm? Oh. Certainly, sir. Have a good night."
Demetri- "Likewise."
Luther wobbled just slightly as he rose, but then walked out with reasonable vigor. Demetri- "It may be a bit early to contemplate what you would do with a few centuries of spare time, but why not? Any notions?"
Cameron- "Naw... I guess I didn't have any big passions, like the artistes in the crew."
Tristan- "Mm... I guess I just like to have fun, with my frands you know?"
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Post by Dr. Jar on Feb 18, 2014 14:27:48 GMT -8
Ru- "Well, I had a job. I know at least some of you still have jobs. Does being a vampire complicate any of this? I'm a bit of a...Well, I know what I would do with spare time. How involved can we really be with humanity any longer? I would love to release great art. Progress as a painter, make movies..." He did at least like the sound of that, and seemed to brighten up a little bit. "Friends is good. Do you have any friends Tristan?" 'Besides me, I'll be your friend.' he added mentally. He wasn't sure why Tristan had been wrangled into all of this but he seemed like a nice enough fellow. "Maybe we can find a way to have you stay with us. I could use more company. Maybe...we could hunt together." Ru truly had no intention of hunting or harming another person but it was at least a nice gesture to offer wasn't it?
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