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Gulliver Mills (jejeune) wrote in inshadowfalls,
@ 2010-06-03 08:36:00

Entry tags:

cici ciramen, gulliver mills

Who ? Gulliver Mills and Open
Where ? Shadow Falls Mall
When ? Afternoon
What ? Shopping for a new pet, trying not to be ridiculously obvious, and shopping for humans.
Rating? Low

With the new proclamation about the humans in the town being entered into a drawing to be forced into pregnancy Gulliver Mills had never been more embarrassed to be a vampire. He wasn't usually so, what was the word? Sparkly? He wasn't sure. The point was he generally believed in the idea that vampires were, not exactly superior to humans but definitely different from them. They were the predators and humans were the prey and that line should definitely be kept. But this, this forcing humans to get pregnant to keep up the birth rate was a little much. He'd never say anything against the Council, he had respect for the rules, but it seemed like such a horrible idea he found himself meeker than normal.

When he stepped into the mall that day, intent on going to the bookstore to get some information on keeping various types of pets, he felt like people were watching him. He felt like they were all looking at him and glaring, hate and injustice seething in their eyes. He was one of them, one of the vampires forcing their women to get pregnant. He felt like the enemy.

Gulliver tried to be nonchalant as he went through the book store but from the way the clerk at the checkout kept looking at him and asked if he was alright assured him that he just looked sick instead. He had a tendency to look queasy when he was trying to look confident.

To settle his nerves he decided on a cinnamon and sugar pretzel and a lemonade. Since it was summer, the mall was pretty crowded. He managed to find one of the few empty tables left and as he sat down to eat he couldn't help but survey the crowd. His first foray into claiming had been a horrible train wreck but that didn't mean he was so defeated that he wasn't going to try again.

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jejeune
2010-06-06 10:53 pm UTC (link)

Gulliver's eyes widened a little bit and he grinned down at his pretzel, pushing it around wot his fingers before lifting blue eyes towards him again. "I was just talking about this with Misha and he said the exact same thing. Well, I said the exact same thing. He said it made him glad he was blind."

The blond watched him, a small smile curling up the corners of his mouth. CiCi was nice, attractive, and young. All qualities that made if flattering that he'd sat this long to talk to him. He was probably one of those overly friendly types but it was nice for him to think that it was something different. It was one heck of a coincidence that CiCi had shown up at the same time he'd been window shopping for claimless humans.

"I'm a vampire." He announced suddenly and awkwardly as if it were a secret he'd been concealing from the human for longer than the half hour or so that they'd been talking.

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cilas
2010-06-06 11:08 pm UTC (link)

"Times like that with those videos I'd say he's lucky, though even the narrative is sad enough" CiCi blushed a little with the way the other man was looking at him just now. Batting his hair from his cheek again and re-tucking it to his ear looking down at the table. When he said those words he blinked looking up at him a little surprised.

"Oh..." it actually had never occurred to him that he might be, not that it wasn't common especially in shadow falls, just the way he carried himself seemed very human. Though CiCi normally was a little fearful of them in general Gulliver seemed sweet and not at all like he was going to harm him so he didn't feel that normal tug that told him to be wary.

Smiling he simply said just as awkwardly, "I'm a human" not sure if it was to put the other at ease or simply because it seemed like it made sense to answer back with it.

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jejeune
2010-06-06 11:35 pm UTC (link)

Gulliver was already nodding in agreement to what CiCi was already saying. "I know. You're a human." All sorts of things were suddenly zipping through his head. Over all, he was awkward, extremely awkward, when it came to being a vampire and saying and doing the things a vampire ought to. He was trying to get better at that, he was watching others, the way they handled themselves and their humans, and now worked hard to piece together bits of what he'd learned to come up with something to say now. Something that would inspire awe and maybe even a little fear. Respect and maybe even desire.

"I can smell the blood in your veins from here. You smell like you taste really good." The line he'd come up with felt wooden on his tongue and instantly after he'd said it, Gulliver wished that he hadn't. Seriously? Had he just said that CiCi smelled like he tasted good? There wasn't a hole deep enough that he could crawl in to make up for that.

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cilas
2010-06-06 11:43 pm UTC (link)

Quirking a brow a little, though vampire's did have extraordinary senses the statement still took CiCi back a moment. "Umm.. are you sure you're not smelling the lab on me?" slightly more nervous now after he stated that.

CiCi looked around them there were humans everywhere as well as vampires was he sure he was smelling his. Chewing his lip slightly as he leaned back in his chair, maybe to create a gap but also to check his scrubs for any signs of blood or something.

He shook his head a little and decided to make a joke to cut the tension, "4 out of five vampire's would disagree" Possibly more actually. CiCi's blood didn't taste like others exactly, what not with the insulin he needed to inject daily though the doses varied depending on his levels. The lovely perk of being a type one diabetic all his life.

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jejeune
2010-06-07 12:27 am UTC (link)

"I can smell the clinic too. At first that was all I could smell but now, you know, I can pick it apart." And he could tell what was CiCi and what belonged to the people he'd been sticking and collecting from all day.

It was tempting to ask why four out of five vampires would have a problem with his blood but in the end Gulliver didn't. It seemed more like a subtle way of saying he didn't taste good, like those brightly colored frogs in the Amazon. He knew he definitely didn't agree. He thought CiCi's blood smelled great. Of course, Gulliver also thought everyone's blood smelled good.

He glanced up at him for the first time since they started talking about blood and not wanting to risk saying anything else stupid, he stood up suddenly. "I hope you give an animal a good home soon."

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cilas
2010-06-07 12:38 am UTC (link)

CiCi nodded. Of course he could, he could probably tell the humans shampoo had aloe in it or that he wore unisex Bvlgari black cologne that smelt of black tea, mossy and woody scents. Still he was tempted to ask how he even knew what his blood smelt like, it seemed still strange to CiCi. He'd only been there nine months so though he had gotten used to the fact they existed and even that he'd been bit it still had that surreal feel to it all.

Shifting in his seat uncomfortably when the silence fell upon them. Looking over when he spoke of pets again he smiled, "I hope to. I think our conversation has me set on a sugar glider but I fear getting one is the problem. Would have to send for it in the next town over and I wouldn't want to cause someone to get stuck here or something so I might have to change my mind"

He shrugged and smiled more, "I hope you finally find what you want as well Gulliver" his voice was sincere and sweet. "What better home for a pet right? You could even read them your stories"

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jejeune
2010-06-07 01:02 am UTC (link)

As Gulliver gathered up his garbage and his books he kept glancing back up at CiCi over and over, his smile much more subdued. You smell like you taste really good, he was telling himself in his mind. He was going to go home and stay away from decent, civilized people. "Don't worry about ordering things," he assured him. "Shadow Falls has been here for a long time. They have worked it out so things can be brought in without trapping humans here." Honestly, Gulliver didn't even know what a sugar glider was. He was picturing a squirrel.

"I'll try that. Reading to them. It was nice to meet you, CiCi." He didn't want to say he'd see him later, there was no need to frighten the kid.

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cilas
2010-06-07 01:07 am UTC (link)

Watching the vampire get up to clear his things CiCi almost felt sad that their conversation was coming to an end. He was already late for getting back to work but that didn't bother him anymore. "I suppose that's true I just don't like being a bother" He smiled slightly.

"You should come by the bank if you need anything. Or if it's after hours I'm usually the one that delivers anyways..." not sure why he was randomly throwing that out there but he had. CiCi smiled "It was very nice to meet you too Gulliver. I'll be sure to head to the library and check out those books as well" looking down at the rest of the stir fry he wasn't going to eat and beginning to clear his things as well.

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jejeune
2010-06-07 11:58 pm UTC (link)

It was definitely interesting to be propositioned like that, an offer to see him again, after hours even. He wasn't sure going to the Bank was a good idea, though. He may have been eighty years old but control was something he lacked. He'd lacked it in life and now, as a vampire, it was even worse. Smelling all of that blood was likely to send him into a panic.

"Maybe." He didn't want to commit to anything in case CiCi was being polite. He'd talk to him through the notebooks the next time he could and take things from there. "Have fun at work."

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