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liz forbes (sheriffed) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-25 20:22:00

Entry tags:

annabelle, damon salvatore, eric northman, liz forbes, peggy carter, rogue, seven of nine, zero kiryuu

Day 238 | closed voice; | open action;
[ liz is one of the lucky few who didn't spill her guts to the class yesterday, but that doesn't mean she feels entirely comfortable with everything that's been going on. So, in an effort to help get herself back on some sort of a schedule, she's taken to patrolling the dome today. she probably should just keep to one little area, but habits are hard to break and she's slowly coming to see this prison as her new "town." that means the whole place needs to be protected and that's what she's doing.

so she can be found wandering just about anywhere in the dome except sector 6. ]

[ locked voice to the mystic falls crew ]

[ later on, she leaves a message for everyone from mystic falls, just to check up on them. ]

Everyone doing okay today?

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	sheriffed 2013-09-28 05:16 pm UTC (link)
	[ honestly? so is she. it would make things so much more difficult otherwise. ] That's part of why I'm doing it now. I just figured it might be a good idea to familiarize myself with the rest of the dome just in case. [ her smile is small, but warm and genuine. ] Mind if I head that way now? Maybe I'll even ask for another drink surprise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vikingly 2013-09-28 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	Always a good idea. [ He shifts one of the bags he's carrying. ] Of course. I'll walk with you as I'm done retrieving what I need. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sheriffed 2013-09-29 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	Can I carry something for you? [ she offers not out of any idea that he can't carry it all himself, but out of politeness. if they're going to walk together, she may as well make herself useful. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vikingly 2013-09-30 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	[ Eric has observed humans enough to know how they like to feel useful so despite his ability to carry everything he hands over one of the lighter bags. It doesn't have much in it: paper goods, toothpicks, etc. ] Thank you. You appear to have settled in well enough. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sheriffed
2013-09-30 10:09 pm UTC (link)

[ for some it's politeness. for liz it's a genuine desire to help someone she's come to like and possibly maybe consider a friend. she takes the bag and lets it hang from her hand easily. ]

As well as can be expected, I think. I'm trying to find something to do to fill my time. Seems like that's something most people want out of this. You have the bar; I have my patrols.

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	vikingly 2013-09-30 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	[ Aw they're so cute and bonding! ] Call it 'human' nature, if you'll pardon the term. Yes, it is one of the most difficult things to manage here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sheriffed 2013-09-30 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	[ yes, good. liz needs more questionably awesome friends. she raises an eyebrow at his phrasing, though. ] Are you including yourself in that? [ she's joking, eric. see her smirk and take it as a joke. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vikingly 2013-09-30 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	[ Eric is certainly questionable and awesome. He needs ahuman friends. He smirks at her joke. ] I do distinctly remember being human, a very long time ago. [ smirking as well. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sheriffed
2013-09-30 10:48 pm UTC (link)

Then I think I can accept the term 'human nature.' [ she gives him a slightly wider smirk, glad to see he's taking her awkward joking well. how does she even be social here? ] At least it's something we all seem to have in common that isn't a combined dislike for these 'wardens.'

[ give her a minute or so, eric. she's got something on her mind after everything yesterday. something like vampires. ]

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	vikingly 2013-09-30 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	Hmmm. Yes. Common ground. We all happen to be stuck in the same situation as well and are equally as helpless to change anything other than our attitude regarding that situation. It's interesting, I wonder if those that are alien feel the same tendency toward 'human' nature as those of us that are human and that were once human. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sheriffed
2013-09-30 11:26 pm UTC (link)

[ it's an interesting question and liz tilts her head slightly as they walk, contemplating what he's saying. ] I guess you'd have to ask an alien if you ever found one.

[ she sounds a little disbelieving because aliens aren't exactly a thing in her world. she does give a soft and slightly rueful laugh and shakes her head. ]

Never would have thought I'd end up talking about aliens with a vampire. [ she's actually kind of amused at how her life has turned upside down in that regard. don't take offense, eric. ]

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	vikingly 2013-10-07 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Here? I've definitely found aliens. One of them tasted of blueberries. Fascinating. He's fine, by the way. [ There are green, blue and gray guys here. It's hard not to accept their existence. ] And I never thought I'd end up having an intelligent conversation with a human. [ He's a bit amused as well. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sheriffed
2013-10-07 11:19 pm UTC (link)

[ she gives him a look like he's grown three heads, a look she usually gives damon for something similarly stated. whether or not it's because he mentioned aliens being real or eating one of them remains to be seen. ]

Looks like we've both learned a lot. Probably a good thing in the long run, or so I'm told. ...Better than blueberry blood. [ just don't kill anyone and she won't have anything as bad to complain about. ]

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	vikingly 2013-10-10 12:40 pm UTC (link)
	Evolving and adapting is always a good thing. [ It's how a vampire survives in his world. ] Ah [ He looks nostalgic for a moment. ] It was very good, but I'll stick to faerie blood. [ Given willingly and probably more information than Liz wanted to know. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sheriffed
2013-10-10 03:06 pm UTC (link)

[ you know, if she hadn't just been told that aliens exist here, she would be a bit less willing to accept the existence of faeries. but now, the only part of that she's giving a strange look to is the the blood part. again. sorry, eric. she's still getting used to this whole thing. it's only been a little over half a year since she became aware that not all vampires were blood-thirsty killers, so the idea of talking to one about how blood tastes is still something she's learning to... accept and deal with. ]

I... take it that has a different taste.

[ she's friends with damon salvatore. tmi is a thing she should be used to by now. ]

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vikingly
2013-10-13 08:53 pm UTC (link)

[ If it makes her feel any better, Eric was fairly unwilling to accept the existence of faeries as well until he met a full-blooded one and drained her dry. After that, he had to accept their existence in order to learn how to control himself.

He tilts his head a bit, raises one eyebrow and nods. ] Like sunshine and freedom.

[ It was precisely what he'd told Sookie, although that wasn't descriptive in the sense that most people are accustomed to talking about food, however accurate it may be. ]

Regular blood is sufficient. It tastes quite good. Meaty, fulfilling, warm. Synthetic blood tastes like crap watered down.

[ All you needed to know about blood ]

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sheriffed
2013-10-13 10:01 pm UTC (link)

I've certainly never heard that one before. [ sunshine and freedom are definitely new descriptors... ]

I guess synthetic would be even worse than animal blood. A lot of vampires in Mystic Falls either raid the hospital or drink from the local wildlife. It's kept the town's suspicions down before.

[ and yet somehow she keeps asking about it. maybe she really is trying to be more open-minded... ]

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	vikingly 2013-10-13 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Animal blood won't sustain the vampires back home. [ Not to mention it tastes like crap.] The synthetic does the job, but we don't garner much enjoyment from it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sheriffed 2013-10-14 12:01 am UTC (link)
	You can't drink animal blood? [ well that's new. ] It might be better than getting arbitrarily punished for something else. [ yeah, she knows how these wardens work nowadays. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vikingly
2013-10-14 09:50 pm UTC (link)

I can, but it does nothing for me. I might as well starve myself. [ it makes feeding a different affair back home.

He considers that, frowning a bit. ]

For a couple of years now I've made certain my meals were willing. [ The frown turns to a smirk.] And these days, Sookie gets jealous.

[ Not that she's generally dinner, but Sookie was taught by Bill that sex and feeding tended to go hand in hand. Eric has worked very hard to prove differently to her so while he does feed on her and it often turns to sex, he is very careful to make sure that sex and blood don't always go hand in hand. They have a good deal of sex with no blood at all. ]

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sheriffed
2013-10-14 10:18 pm UTC (link)

I can't speak for everyone else, but... that means something to me. [ as someone who once thought all vampires were animals, it means a hell of a lot. it means there's humanity in him and she'll fight for anyone who shows humanity. ]

Jealous girlfriend?

[ she's teasing. she doesn't know that much about eric, but she can understand a jealous girlfriend and if she's a vampire's jealous human girlfriend, it makes sense. ]

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vikingly
2013-10-15 10:13 pm UTC (link)

[ Eric nods. ] It was a political move as much as it was a humane move. [ That's not entirely true, but Eric has difficulty admitting just how much humanity he has. ]

Yes. [ He still has difficulty calling her his girlfriend simply because he thinks it belittles what she is to him. It's such a human term. ] Sookie Stackhouse. She's a friend of Caroline's as well. I'd be surprised if you hadn't spoken to her.

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	sheriffed 2013-10-16 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Vampires are involved in-- [ she pauses, not really sure how to phrase this. ] ...vampire politics? [ it's okay, eric. her experience with damon gives her a chance to understand when vampires care more than they want anyone to think. ] I think we have, but not much. If she's yours, she must be a good person. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vikingly
2013-10-16 09:34 pm UTC (link)

Vampires are involved in politics. Period, but yes we have a great deal of 'vampire' politics to navigate as well. There's an authority and for a while it's primary purpose was to smooth over tensions between humans and vampires.

[ He gives her his most charming smile. ] I was their poster boy for a good while.

[ He nods, surprised that Liz phrases things that way. Most humans don't understand vampire phrases such as mine, and her use of the word 'yours' seems to suggest that she does. However, maybe he's reading too much into that. ] She is an extraordinary person.

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sheriffed
2013-10-16 11:24 pm UTC (link)

[ he'll have to excuse her. she's still trying to understand things and how vampires work in other worlds. she might not understand everything about the wording he gives, or even her own, but she's trying and she understands there's more to it than she knows. ]

We had the Founder's Council. Our job was to protect the town from vampires. At any cost. I can't count the number we've lost over the years, especially the last two. [ not counting the ones who died in that fire on the farm, it's pretty much down to just liz now. and the salvatores, for what they count as. so, really, it says a lot that liz trusts eric at all, considering he's what she once protected the town from. caroline being what she is helped that. ]

If your politics are anywhere near as complex as ours, I bet it was a lot of fun to deal with.

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