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Tweak says, "I lose my shoe..."

vikingly (vikingly) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-23 18:00:00

Entry tags:

eric northman, helen magnus, klara guildsen, sookie stackhouse, zatanna zatara

Day 220 Action | Video Open
[Evening falls, finding Eric at the Blood Shack as per usual. There's a bit of a subdued manner about the entire place as well as it's host. There are hurricane lanterns lit and scattered about the room. In preparation for 'what if' there are large tubs with ice in them. Bottles of beer, soda, water and even liquor are sunk down into the ice. There's a chalkboard menu behind the bar advertising Hurricanes, Blood Hurricanes and a small assortment of bar food: pizza, buffalo wings, cheese sticks and something called a Blooming Onion that Spike seemed to have an affinity for. It's all takeout, purchased and arranged for ahead of time rather than anything remotely fresh. Few people know how to prepare for a disaster like residents of Louisiana ~~or thousand year old vampires~~.

He addresses the video screen with a charming smile and a dry tone.]

The Blood Shack is, of course, open for business. I've taken the liberty of preparing for the worst. Do come by and have a hurricane or a bloody hurricane with us. [If you can't guess what a bloody hurricane is, you don't want to ask] To borrow a famous British motto during a disaster: Keep calm and carry on.

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	video vikingly 2013-05-25 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	Nothing. It makes it more fun and there are a select few people I'll choose to shield with my own body when and if disaster does strike. [ very few. numbering in one, maybe two.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-05-27 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Keyword, of course, being "select". [It doesn't take a telepath to figure that one out.] I'm usually all for having fun, but even I don't see the point of getting completely plastered when we're under the threat of attack at any moment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-05-28 03:14 am UTC (link)
	I'm only one person. You can hardly expect me to save the entire prison. [Well, as she mentioned previously, he's not subtle.] There are some disasters you can fight and some that you simply have to fight through. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-05-28 03:19 am UTC (link)
	[She doesn't expect you to. That's the point.] ...what's the difference? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-05-28 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Some things you can fight against. You have a chance of winning and the fight is worthy. Some things you must suffer through. That is it's own sort of fight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-05-28 11:55 am UTC (link)
	Any fight where our lives...not to mention, the lives of the people we care about...is a worthy one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-05-30 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Something we can agree upon, but sometimes suffering through something is fighting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-05-31 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Not really. Suffering is suffering. Unless we're actually getting something out of it--which, I highly doubt--it's not much of a fight on our end. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-06-03 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	Then you've never suffered so much that it's a struggle simply to exist. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-06-04 01:40 am UTC (link)
	No. I haven't. [And she's perfectly happy and willing to admit that.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-06-05 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	Then you are quite fortunate indeed. [No sarcasm or bitterness, but perhaps a small tinge of envy. Eric wouldn't trade lives with anyone because, for the most part, he likes who he has become. However, he is also very aware of the life he might have had if he hadn't had such suffering inflicted upon him.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-06-06 12:44 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. I know. I also know we're not quite at that point yet. Nobody here's suffering that badly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-06-06 02:03 am UTC (link)
	No, and in fact for many, this is quite the life. It is certainly easier here for me than it was at home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-06-06 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Because you're a vampire, or because you're...you? [Let's be honest, Eric, you're not as charming as you think you are.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-06-06 02:47 am UTC (link)
	[That gets an outright laugh out of him. He's liking you more and more, Zatanna. Beware.] A bit of both I suppose. I could make my life easier if I'd properly toe the line and rise to my proper station. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-06-06 02:54 am UTC (link)
	[Oh, joy.] Where would that be? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-06-06 03:49 am UTC (link)
	King of Louisiana most likely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video notbabymagic 2013-06-06 03:53 am UTC (link)
	[...] [Literally.] [Cannot tell.] [If this jerk is serious.] [Or if he's just messing with her. Again.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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vikingly
2013-06-06 03:57 am UTC (link)

[He's entirely serious. He's the oldest vampire in existence in his world. His sister is part of the Authority and he's the poster boy (literally) for vampire-human relations. If he would take orders a bit better, yes ma'am and no sir when he ought to and aspire to be a bit more successful in vampire terms, he would have been appointed King a while ago.

He smirks, nods to Zatanna and lifts his glass of blood in a toast.]

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	video notbabymagic 2013-06-06 04:03 am UTC (link)
	[Still somewhat unsure, she resigns herself to a half-hearted two finger salute in lieu of a glass to raise.] If you say so, Your Majesty. [True or not, those words will never pass from her lips unironically.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	video vikingly 2013-06-06 04:48 am UTC (link)
	[He has no doubt. That won't stop him from responding. He smirks at the title.] As you were. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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