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Tweak says, "All Your Base Are Belong To Us"

Spike (chipswiththat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-05-03 08:38:00

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jezebel mephistopheles, martha jones, sebastian michaelis, spike, yuuki kuran

374 - open dreams
[ Dirty your nails. ]

[ You wake up in a coffin. You probably won't remember how you got here but now you're six feet under and awake. There's only one way up, through silk and walnut and several feet of loosely packed dirt. Maybe you panic before realizing you don't even breathe, and then panic some more. Maybe you'll just dig yourself out without further ado, because what else is there? Either way, you'll emerge in a graveyard.

It's the dead of night, but you can see clear as day. Everything sharper, more vibrant, crystal clear, an assault on supernatural senses. Cigarette smoke wafts through the air — Spike, sitting on a tombstone, waiting for you. ]

Took you long enough.

[ A night out ]

[ The Bronze is packed tonight. A local band is playing, high schoolers dancing or playing pool or drinking non-alcoholic drinks. A girl with red hair is fooling herself that she's doing homework in a corner when in reality she knows she'll get dragged out onto the dance floor before long, probably by the intense blonde who's already working her moves to the rhythm. It's a good night, good energy.

A guy in a black leather coat and bleach blond hair is surveying the crowd, slowly making his way along the outskirts with menacing intensity. Recognize him? Think this is a good time to say hi? ]

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	betrothell 2016-05-11 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	[Don't think she doesn't notice. Didn't catch that. Her eyes are glinting with joy.] Is he the cute barista from the blood cafe? The one who always knew your order? No, you said librarian... [She murmurs, thinking-- how did he meet a librarian?] Since when do you read? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-12 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, I read! [ Cue laugh track. No one needs to know about his secret slam poetry habits. ] And just because he's a librarian that doesn't mean we met at the library, alright? They're not kept in a cage. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-12 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	Are you sure about that? Because how else haven't I met him? [She sighs.] You're inviting him for dinner. That's not a suggestion. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-13 07:23 am UTC (link)
	Maybe this is why you haven't met him. [ He mumbles under his none breath in a perfect theatre whisper. ] Stop trying to marry me off, I'm not a spinster. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-13 07:29 am UTC (link)
	You're the one talking about marriage, I'm just saying you should invite him over for a meal. [She hums, shifting over to flip through a calendar on the fridge.] What about Tuesday? That works for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-13 07:31 am UTC (link)
	I'm not inviting him over! It's not like that. [ He groans. ] It's just sex, alright? Nothing dinner worthy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-13 07:39 am UTC (link)
	Mmhmmm. [So believable! She gets out a pen and circles Tuesday on the calendar.] Tuesday, six o'clock. I'll make a rack of lamb, some sweet potatoes. You bring the wine and once it's all over I'll be a good roomie and get out of here so you two can have your sex. See, it works out for everyone! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-13 07:43 am UTC (link)
	[ Oh my God Jez he'd kick you out if you didn't pay most of rent. ] Are you listening to me? Am I a ghost? I'm not going to ask him! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-13 07:51 am UTC (link)
	Don't make me hit you with a crucifix. You owe me. Remember? [That thing. Before. Once.] Don't make me sad, Spike. Then I'd have to call my dad... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-13 07:56 am UTC (link)
	[ Nooo don't blackmail him that's not how this is supposed to work. He groans, head in hands, resigning himself to his fate. ] ...Fine. I'll call him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-13 07:58 am UTC (link)
	Good! [She perks up immediately, tossing down the pen and planting a kiss on Spike's cheek.] It's a date! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-13 08:04 am UTC (link)
	Hey, I don't know if he'll say yes yet! Don't get your hopes up! [ Ugh. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-13 08:14 am UTC (link)
	Oh, like you'd date that boring of a mortal. Of course he'll say yes. [Right?] If he moves in though, we're going to need to work out a better arrangement. Our bedrooms are too close together. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-13 08:28 am UTC (link)
	Oi, slow your roll, homeslice. No one's talking about moving in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-13 08:32 am UTC (link)
	Did you just call me homeslice? [What even is that-] Keep your knickers out of a twist, I'm just saying if. I might not even like him! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-13 08:43 am UTC (link)
	[ Shut up he's from the 90s. ] No, you'll like him. If you don't, there's something seriously wrong with you. [ Is that some fondness I see. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-13 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	We'll see on Tuesday then. [It'll be great!] Have another cookie and tell me the story of how it was a vampire met a librarian. I'll get the milk. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-14 07:20 am UTC (link)
	[ He groans, long suffering and somehow this whole complex story of how he and Ianto got together, a story that is damn wonderful if I do say so myself, gets boiled down into something bite-sized and easily digested. They only have so much air time. ] What's there to say? I tried to bite him and he liked it a lit'le too much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-14 07:36 am UTC (link)
	[She pours a nice glass of milk, sliding it toward him with a giggle.] The beginning of a true love story. [She dunks a cookie in her own glass.] Poetic! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-14 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	[ Does he drink milk? Apparently he does in this dream. ] Told you there wasn't much to say. [ He takes a bite into the cookie. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-15 03:24 am UTC (link)
	[No she's serious, it should be a poem--] I need to find me a ghoul too. Oh, I'm jealous. You have someone to kiss under mistletoe. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-15 09:42 am UTC (link)
	You gotta put yourself out there, Jez. Good looking girl like you, you should be beating off the boys with a stick. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-15 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	Easier said than done - you know how many dating websites I've looked at? [Realistically, none - but her exasperated sigh earns a mild laugh track.] Guys aren't interested in me. They see wings, hear the words the devil's daughter and poof. They're gone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-17 01:25 pm UTC (link)
	You're just not looking in the right place. I could hook you up with some nice guys... as long as you don't mind antlers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betrothell 2016-05-17 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	What, something wrong with antlers? Why do you think I'd have a problem with antlers? [Do you not see protrusions from her head, Spike? Do you not?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)