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Tweak says, "preciousssssssssssssss"

Dexter Morgan (hastohappen) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-09-30 21:18:00

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carol peletier, dexter morgan, spike

day 291 » open / closed action
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Dexter is out today, looking for a few basic items he needs for his class - some basic chemicals, such as your standard household hydrogen peroxide, the things he needs to mix his fake blood, that sort of thing.

As he's out, he's also observing those around him. It's never particularly overt, but he's always attentive to his surroundings and people near him. He takes note of their behavior and mannerisms as he does and, when they look at him, he provides his own well-rehearsed pleasant smile in response.

It's still holding together - for the time being, the game he and 'Rudy' are engaged in is providing enough to satisfy some of his predatory inclinations, the hunt, the investigation. Of course, there's no payoff to be had here, and that leaves him still a bit on edge.

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Eventually, he gets back to the apartment and sits himself down with his supplies. Before anything else, there is one particular task to be seen to - setting up a blood slide. It's about time his class gets some hands-on laboratory time and learns what samples look like. Of course, since he can't sate his usual methods here, he's not taking someone else's blood. That leaves him carefully taking a drop of his own... from his arm with an appropriate needle, as opposed to the usual slash down the cheek. Flattening it into place, of course, is where he stops to reflect on it.

And there I am. Pressed onto the glass like so many before me, so many who were just like me. And just like me, they've found themselves at the bottom of the sea. And why shouldn't I be here? I'm just like them, a monster that simply had the advantage of a guiding hand to survive.

At least I have the good fortune of being intact.

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chipswiththat
2014-10-01 03:42 pm UTC (link)

It's a strange new day to wake up to and despite taking time to pull himself together, Spike is feeling almost uncharacteristically dazed today. The demon rages on as ever, demanding and craving and scratching, stripping him of every ounce of tentative control he had the day before — but it's not lasting. Not today. It's not as overwhelming, as consuming as it was and that is why he's ventured out, still looking like shit warmed over but with a strange, still purpose to his gait.

Lingering in the food section, he turns over a bag of blood in his hand. Fake, with real B+ flavor. Contemplates, or perhaps gathers up his strength.

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hastohappen
2014-10-06 03:06 pm UTC (link)

This is certainly of interest - he's intellectually aware of vampires here, he's seen them in passing, but stumbling across one presently occupied in the actual process of examining food is quite another matter altogether. Particularly when it's the one who's caused such a stir recently. He does pay no small amount of attention to those sorts of goings-on, even if he's not on the Defense Force himself.

He approaches quietly, carefully keeping his posture relaxed and non-aggressive, and stops a few paces away. When he speaks, it's soft and conversational. Curious. He's never been much of one to fear for his life, anyway.

"How does the fake stuff compare?"

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	chipswiththat 2014-10-07 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	Spike looks up from the blood bag at the sound of incoming conversation, brows furrowing a little as he looks the guy over. He's seen him around, but not much more than that. Just some bloke like all the others in this underwater prison. "Like drinking piss." He holds up the bag, wriggling it enticingly. "You can always give it a try. See for yourself." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hastohappen 2014-10-08 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"Well, with a recommendation like that, it's not exactly a compelling proposition." Drinking piss honestly doesn't sound great, valid survival tactic though it may be. But he's still curious, certainly, as he would be with most anything related to blood. "I wouldn't have much of a basis for comparison anyway, at least not for flavor." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-10-08 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	There may be a slight exaggeration as far as flavor goes, but it's honestly not that far off. Certainly doesn't compare to the real thing but at least this he might be allowed to keep down. "No basis for comparison?" He raises a brow at that, incredulously. "And here I thought the place was swarming with hot-blooded Happy Meals on legs." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hastohappen 2014-10-15 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	He arches his brows there, and shrugs. His interest, of course, is pure fascination with the approximation of real blood, rather than nutritional. "Not in line with my dietary requirements." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-10-16 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Dietary requirements." Spike scoffs, rolling his eyes. He may not be the bloodthirsty villain he once was, but very little seems to be changed about his personality. "You can eat roadkill, but you can't drink blood? I'll never understand why you humans are so picky." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hastohappen 2014-10-17 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	"In fairness, I have no intention of eating roadkill, either." There's a small smirk there, since he's not really given to be bothered by scoffing. "Though it probably has something to do with potential pathogens, you know, biohazards and all. Most of the blood I come across probably isn't quite food-grade anyway." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-10-18 11:42 am UTC (link)
	"Another thing you don't have to worry about when you're dead." Honestly, why do so many see vampirism as a negative? It's pretty great, no matter how you look at it. "You've got plenty of food-grade blood here. Nothing keeping you from trying it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hastohappen
2014-10-20 04:25 pm UTC (link)

Sure, sounds fantastic. Really. "Nothing like being dead already to take the risk out of life, huh?"

He gives a light shrug, "Hardly a personal judgement, but I still think I'll take a pass. My curiosity is really based more along the lines of the viscosity, whether it clots, the way it dries, generally the manner in which it behaves. That, and the chemical composition."

	cold_dry_pieces 2014-10-07 01:28 pm UTC (link)
	"They'd probably make you paint a mural or something," he says absently, picking up a blank slide to look at it, careful to hold it by the sides and not smudge fingerprints all over it. "I'm impressed you were able to scare all this up." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hastohappen 2014-10-08 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Oh, don't worry, Brian. You won't. "No. Just using my own sample to let everyone have a look through the microscope. The other slides will have samples of hair and skin. Enough for someone to get an idea of what basic evidence looks like under close examination." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)