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Spike (chipswiththat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-07-10 22:40:00

Entry tags:

kitty pryde (evolution), lacus clyne, penelope garcia, piter de vries, rose, sam merlotte, spike

227 // closed + open action
[ Closed action // Rose ]

[ It had been a long, hard wait. Longer and harder than he cared to admit but now it was over and he'd made damn sure that the wardens couldn't take this newfound freedom away from them — or at least as sure as he could make. No loopholes. No risk of losing this "privilege" the blue band came with, unless one of them screwed around and that sure as hell wasn't going to happen.

With the demon thudding hard and fast in his dead veins, Spike went to find Rose. ]

[ OPEN ACTION - Late afternoon onwards ]

[ If this had been any normal day he would've blown off work in order to shag himself into a coma, but this isn't just any day. This is the first day of freedom. The first day without that blasted chip zapping his skull soon as he looks at a hot, pounding vein. He can't stay cooped up inside when the demon screams in his chest like this and although he has every intention of laying low for the time being he needs to stretch his legs. Take the bloodlust for a walk. Maybe he'll even bump into Xander-bloody-Harris and give him a well-deserved punch to the face.

Find him in Sector 4, 0 or 5 on the way to work or later through the night at the Blood Shack. ]

((ooc: NSFW content in the thread with Rose is pretty much a guarantee! Stalk at your own risk! ))

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	unmitigated 2013-07-22 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	Sure did! Although I can't claim it as an entirely selfless endeavor. I've been missing the sound of a good vinyl myself. Mp3s are great and all, but there's nothing like the classics. [It's really too bad their selection is limited. Stupid Wardens and their stupid points.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-07-24 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Some things are just better with age. [ A smirk that could be interpreted as something flirty, but it's all in good fun. ] So? Did you enjoy the holidays? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-07-26 01:19 am UTC (link)
	[As could her grin, but the both know there's no extra-curriculars on the table.] You know, I actually did? I mean sure it's a fake Christmas and hosted by the two jerkiest AIs ever to be programmed, but there's something about the holidays that I just dig. Probably the shopping and all that togetherness stuff. What can I say, I'm a cornball at heart. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-07-26 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	You don't say? [ Teasing, but friendly. ] Never did care much for Christmas myself. Halloween was always more of our holiday anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-07-28 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah? Do you actually dress up and do the trick-or-treat thing, or are you more looking forward to the jump out and scare people thing? [A burst of laughter.] I'm so sorry for this but I just pictured you in a dracula cape with a bad Romanian accent. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-07-30 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Please don't. [ A quirked brow but he doesn't take it too seriously. She brought him good music. He can't be too offended. ] Actually, I usually stay in and watch the telly. Halloween is the one night a year we get off... sort of a tradition. Real ghouls and goblins save the scares for the other 364 days. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-08-06 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, that's so cool. I mean like, I never thought I'd know a tiny tidbit of actual vampire insider know-how. [She's easily impressed sure, but legitimately finds this fascinating.] You are by far the coolest person I've met here. ...But then, I did miss R2-D2. [She grins widely, yep she's teasing.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-08-06 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	[ He'll just bask ever so quietly in that compliment and give her a bit of a quirked brow at the R2-D2 part. Let's not get into the nerdy. ] Well, if you want more actual vampire inside know-how, just ask. I don't have anything to hide. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-08-08 01:22 pm UTC (link)
	,small>[But nerds are awesome!]</small> A tempting offer, my friend. But I don't want you to feel like I'm, I dunno, interviewing you or doing a creepy groupie thing. So I'll just take whatever emerges organically. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-08-08 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	Believe me, I've seen the creepy groupie thing and you're not it. For one, you don't push the misunderstood children of the night agenda. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-08-09 12:58 pm UTC (link)
	Too bad, I used to rock the black lipstick thing. Punk days, y'know? [She has fond memories of it, despite the whole tragic death of her parents thing. There were fun times even then.] But I can't say I'd be into the wannabe vampire scene. You make it look and sound pretty cool and all, but blood doesn't float my boat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-08-09 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	That's fine, I'm not going to judge you for your dietary choices. [ Smirk. ] The vampire scene isn't for everybody... besides, we'd run out of food if we turned every Dick, Tom and Harry that read one too many Anne Rice novels. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unmitigated
2013-08-09 04:42 pm UTC (link)

That... is definitely a consideration. A little weird to hear, being one of the buffet and all, but I feel ya. [Weeks ago when she was uninitiated to this place that comment would be freaked her out substantially, but now it's just a momentary twinge.]

If nothing else, a place like this should dispel all prejudices. It's not at all like the dank places where goth-type humans throw their quasi-vampiric fiestas.

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	chipswiththat 2013-08-09 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	With a little luck, maybe. This sure is a whole lot like the demon bars back home. Less bumpy uglies, but you can't have everything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unmitigated
2013-08-09 05:34 pm UTC (link)

I feel so tragically undereducated in the world of underground clubs. I was something of a rebel back in the day, the puny human kind of rebel of course, but I arrogantly thought I'd seen most of what there was to see.

Or rather, most of what someone with my aversion to ickyness would want to see. I mean, there's having fun and then there's stuff that should get someone a lifetime supply of Haldol and a nice padded room.

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	chipswiththat 2013-08-09 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	You were probably better off not knowing, poppet. A lady like yourself, walking into a demon bar... there's no way you'd walk out again. Not all of them are as good-looking as me either, you know. [ Self-satisfied smirk. ] Then you got the junkie dens which are... a whole different thing. I don't set my foot in them if I can help it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-08-09 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	Well, that goes without saying. [Stroking the ego of her favorite men, it's a thing she does.] Maybe I'll regret asking this, but... junkie dens? If they're a thing that creeps you out, I'm sure it's downright nasty. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-08-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	Places where humans go to get fed on. Two, sometimes three vampires to a bloke... it's disgusting if you ask me, but according to some of the other vampires around here it's common practice in other worlds. 's not right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-08-09 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	[She pulls a "omg ewww" face.] Uh, yeah. I'd have to concur. Talk about your dangerous kinks. I much prefer whipped cream and strawberries. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-08-10 06:11 am UTC (link)
	Some people need a little extra something to feel good about themselves, I suppose. [ Quirks a brow. ] I'm sure that's nothing uncommon with the Feds, is it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-08-22 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	[She laughs, thinking about her team and how they'd react to that question.] I guess we have our fair share of power-hungries. My team's not really like that but we've had a few big wigs come through that seemed the type. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-08-23 08:47 am UTC (link)
	Always the power-hungries, isn't it? [ Oh, if only he knew about Riley Finn. Then he could really gossip</i>. ] Some blokes got a lot to compensate for, if you know what I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

unmitigated
2013-08-23 11:30 pm UTC (link)

Believe me, the hacker community ain't much better. All kinds of people reaching for a big score that's outside their talent level just to make a name for themselves.

Not that it's not a fun game in some ways. And I might let it go to my head a little, but I assure you it's totally well-earned. This twisted place and it's unfairness aside, I am the goddess of all things digital.

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	chipswiththat 2013-08-24 08:42 am UTC (link)
	Oh, it's fun alright... if you got the skills to back up your braggin'. [ Pouring himself a whiskey because why not. Best part about this job. ] Sounds like we're both big dogs in our own rights. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-08-24 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	You knew you liked me for a reason, right? I mean, hacker skills are significantly less badass but pretty useful in the right circumstances. Like, for instance, if I can figure out how to get in there and rewrite the personalities of our fair Wardens. They'd be great at re-enacting Who's On First, amirite? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)