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Tweak says, "It's got to be a fake!"

Spike (chipswiththat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-01-11 14:30:00

Entry tags:

ianto jones, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), malcolm reynolds, rebecca crane, sam winchester, spike

358 - voice + action
[ It's surprisingly early, for him. Vampire habits and all that, this transmission should happen later in the afternoon but it doesn't. He also sounds surprisingly drunk for it being this early in the day — effort was taken to reach this level of inebriety. It's clear in the tone of his voice, the stubborn lack of video, the briefness of the message. ]

Rose is gone. She was a good person even if you wankers didn't appreciate it.

[ And off goes the feed. He'll make his way to the graveyard with as many bottles of whiskey as he can possibly carry. Gotta start early in the day if you want to drink yourself to oblivion. Anyone coming across him can expect to find a fumbling mess of a man and more than one smashed bottle. ]

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	chipswiththat 2016-01-18 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	[ He's not really in the mood for life dumps, doesn't even really care even on a good day. This does sound a lot like the things going on in his own world. Mythical artefacts. Secret societies. ] You're not doing a very swift job of that either, are you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

needmymp3
2016-01-18 07:39 pm UTC (link)

Kind of sucks when you start making friends along the way. [Getting attached. Whether that means to redheaded boys she might never see again if she does succeed to sitting in a graveyard taking care of drunk vampires instead of - 'doing something productive'. Truth be told she's still on the conceptual phase of how the fuck you break out of a simulation from the inside but there's gotta be ways. Don't make her feel bad here.]

I want to say there's a lot going on but... [Hey, mind sharing the recent bottle? She reaches.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-01-19 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	[ Fine. He's probably had enough for now and if he wants more there's a literal endless supply. He hands her the bottle.] But there's nothing, right? How long until you lot give up and realize there's no way out of here? [ He's depressing when he's depressed. Fatalistic. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

needmymp3
2016-01-20 02:17 am UTC (link)

Realize... or accept? [She says after a long pause and a long drink.

She holds on to the bottle for a few more moments.] I realize it's a possibility. When I accept it is when I'll go mental and start trashing the place. Same goes for sitting on the line of whether or not this whole thing even - if it's just...

[glug] Sometimes the problem is not thinking about whether this place exists but whether or not... we do. Outside of it. Assuming someone makes a sophisticated enough AI warden to watch us- I mean, it's not far-fetched to say we're not all just creative parts of code too. [...] Once you get in too deep to realities and artificial worlds everything sucks ass.

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	chipswiththat 2016-01-20 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	You've had enough. [ He reaches for the bottle in a half-hearted gesture, but does not make any great effort to actually take it from her. ] Does it really matter, at the end of the day? You are what you are. You feel what you feel. No one can take that away from you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-21 01:27 am UTC (link)
	[Hmph, she looks at his hand but before she gives the bottle back she takes another gulp for good measure.] So - then what? What next. [She slants a little, leaning toward his shoulder.] We sit and we feel like this. [... She wrinkles her nose, blinking a few times.] What was in that bottle? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-21 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	[ He takes a gulp for good measure, giving her a sideways glance. ] What, can't hold your liquor? I thought you were better than this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-22 04:22 am UTC (link)
	That or your mood's rubbing off on me. [But she sighs, laying her head against his shoulder.] Excuse me for not being undead. I can take more. [She reaches for the bottle to show.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-22 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	Well, if you expected gaiety that's your problem. [ If he wasn't so depressed and such a goddamn old fashioned monogamist he'd kiss her right about now but they both have their own things to deal with. Instead he leans back against her, handing the bottle back. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-23 08:45 am UTC (link)
	[She'll hold on to the bottle a bit, sipping small and sighing - he really is a bit infectious right now. She has to chew on her words before she lets them out.] You going to camp out here all night? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-23 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	Nice enough night for it. Besides, I've slept rougher. [ Graveyards and mausoleums are kind of his bread and butter. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-24 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Mm. Did you two share a place? [Quieter than her last question, she's curious.] Or just visit one another? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-24 09:20 am UTC (link)
	'Course we had a place together, we're not prudes. [ His Victorian sensibilities might be flaring a tad. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-24 09:32 am UTC (link)
	Hey, just asking. [She takes a breath, looking upward.] Cross never lived with me. Was there almost every night but, y'know. [Never called it what it was.] I get why you'd want to stay out for the night, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-24 10:22 am UTC (link)
	[ Maybe Spike is just an honest to goodness romantic who's up front with his emotions. A serial monogamist, even with Harmony who he hated more than he ever loved her. ] Not much point going back there, no. I got nothing waiting for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-24 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	They'll clear it out if you don't, you okay with that? [No mementos?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-24 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Like I said, I got nothing waiting for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-24 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	[Oh, Spike. She's sorry.] Just promise me you're not going to sleep exclusively in graveyards from here on in. My couch's there to surf if you need it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-24 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	[ He arches a brow. ] You do realize that's what I do at home, right? Mausoleums, abandoned factories, sewers. This is home for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-24 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	[Her head is heavy against his shoulder for a few seconds.] ... Part of me wants to tell you to not be a cliche but. Is that what vampires really do? Is that like... not just a thing from movies? [Or depression?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2016-01-24 11:29 pm UTC (link)

It's practical. Some vampires set up nests, but that's not always such a great idea. Squatting someplace means you can leave whenever you want. Underground, little chance of visitors... connection to the sewers so you can move about town even during the day. You find that, you're set.

Not a lot of people wander 'round the graveyards at night. Means we won't get discovered so easily.

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	needmymp3 2016-01-25 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Hm. [A thoughtful noise because, well. It's interesting.] I found you easy enough, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-25 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	I wasn't exactly trying to hide. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-25 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	I just mean your vampire theory of discovery is semi-flawed. But hey, I'm the one wandering graveyards too so I can't really complain. [Can you tell she's a little bit tipsy yet.] Do you really want to stay undiscovered? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-25 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	[ Little bit. Lightweight. ] What, at home? I like to stay alive, so yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)