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Tweak says, "I AM A CRAZY FROOOOG!"

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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	chipswiththat 2016-05-14 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	[ Have a deadpan look. ] What's that supposed to mean? [ Not arguing that he is young — he is, compared to anyone that counts — but rather that it has anything to do with anything. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-05-14 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	[Sebastian smiles, cocks his head to indicate the passerbys.] Is there one you would prefer yourself? [Or would any one do?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-14 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	Teenagers. They're like the veal of humanity. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-05-14 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	[So he has a type. Sebastian takes back the youth comment, in that case. The derogatory part of it, at least. He laughs, softly.] I admit, I seldom have them. [The taste of a soul isn't age-dependent, but kids? Usually don't have the drive and desperation required to summon a demon.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-15 08:52 am UTC (link)
	So what do you have? [ Because he's seriously at a loss here. How picky can one guy get and not starve? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-05-15 10:15 am UTC (link)

[Look, what's even the point of eating if the result of taking a bite isn't something like this.]

I relish a new quality experience. [Food he hasn't tried before, but it has to be top-notch ingredients, you know.

He glances at a small group of people passing by. They're so ordinary and he's had plenty of those before - they shouldn't smell so good. Hasn't he tried people like that before?]

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-17 12:38 pm UTC (link)
	[ Snob. ] If you're looking for quality, you're in the wrong place. Maybe try LA. [ Careful with the plastic. He looks at Sebastian with interest. Hungry? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-05-17 03:12 pm UTC (link)

[Idek if Sebastian even understands the abbreviation. He'd probably not understand why Los Angeles, of all places, should be associated with quality (certainly, it's a growing city, but it's hardly a metropolis or particularly groundbreaking in any way...). Well, it's not like Spike's idea of quality seems worth taking into consideration anyway.]

You see now why I call you "young". [But he sounds amused rather than disdainful. You kids and your McDonalds.]

If you are to be my guide, would you pick something? [Then Sebastian can decide whether he wants it or not.]

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chipswiththat
2016-05-17 04:29 pm UTC (link)

Youth has nothing to do with it, mate. [ He's pretty sure you came out of your mum the way you are. He knows your kind, Sebastian. He used to be your kind, until he decided to step down a rung in the social hierarchy. Or up, depending on your vantage point. ]

The Bronze is usually a good hunting ground. Lots to choose from, lots of teen drinking. It's easy to separate someone from the herd.

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	servingdinner 2016-05-17 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	[Definitely "down". Then again, Sebastian fancies himself better than most demons.] And why ever would we want a challenge. [Young.] Please lead the way, then. Do you usually hunt in teams? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-20 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	It's dinner, not the bloody Olympics. [ If you want a challenge you go after a Slayer. Why put yourself through that stress for every meal? ] Depends on how hungry we are. It's easier to go solo... especially dealing with newbies. [ That's you, buddy. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-05-20 06:55 pm UTC (link)

[Newbie. What an atrocious-sounding word, even if the meaning comes across. Sebastian would personally go with "neophyte", just for the irony.]

Why, but then a veteran like you should have no trouble at all even when saddled with someone as inexperienced as myself. No? [Excuse you, Sebastian could hand Spike his precious teenagers on a silver plate, were he so inclined.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-22 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	Of course not but what fun is it in grabbing a quick meal when I could watch you fall over yourself trying? [ Yeah, he has no faith in you buddy. None. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-05-22 07:43 pm UTC (link)

[Sebastian is a beginner at this. He doesn't know what the Bronze is (some kind of dance place, maybe? a bar? or a brothel? it doesn't matter), or really what he's hungry for and how they'd even go about dining.

Clearly he's justified in looking down at Spike with an entirely confident, smug smile.]

And of course that is no shame upon the teacher, should his student struggle. [He'll show you, brat. Sebastian discards his gloves as they walk - no helping it if they're going with the honey-approach of catching something - brushing his fingers through his hair. It's dark; he'll look handsome enough even with the grave dirt still on him.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-23 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	You're confusing me with someone who cares. [ Which is the thing, really. If he'd sired this guy, if he'd made the choice of taking him under his wing and teach him everything he knows like an undead Baloo, then maybe he'd make an effort. Alas. ] Show me what you got, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

I love how out of all possible similes, you go with "undead Baloo"

servingdinner
2016-05-24 04:00 pm UTC (link)

[See, this is why Sebastian considers himself so much better than the average demon. What's even the point of doing anything - whether that's snaring a victim, eating, or tutoring - if you aren't prepared to do it well? Other demons are such lazy, unambitious things.

He supposes he should feel sorry for Spike if he has so little of interest going on that he willingly spends his time on things he doesn't care about.]

Please don't judge me too harshly, then.

[Is that the Bronze over there? Sebastian completely dismisses Spike - he can tag along or linger behind as he pleases - instead walking up to two teens standing outside the club. He doesn't even know if he'd be let into the Bronze - might as well make it easy, then, if that's what's Spike's into.]

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he'll teach you all about the bear necessities

chipswiththat
2016-05-24 09:06 pm UTC (link)

[ He does linger at a safe distance, lighting up a cigarette as he watches Sebastian get to work. It's all this frou frou bullshit that he has no interest in — nothing like the snap of a neck or the thud-thud-thudding of a heartbeat dying out against his lips, but you don't have to make a bloody song and dance about it. No need to be cruel and unusual over lunch. ]

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meanwhile undead Mowgli...

servingdinner
2016-05-27 11:33 am UTC (link)

[...is apparently all about hanging out in the man village.

Meaning he takes at least fifteen minutes longer than strictly necessary apparently very much enjoying chatting up these kids. Sebastian doesn't always understand humans, but that doesn't stop him from being very charming and persuasive when he wants to be.

So there's a lot of talking, laughing, Sebastian leaning very close, Sebastian whispering something in one teenager's ear, her giggling in response... And at long last Sebastian heads back towards where Spike is waiting, a teenage boy at his left his side, a girl at his right, his arms around their waists as they walk.]

Now then... My acquaintance should not be far. [Look, he arranged the most spontaneous foursome. Aren't you proud, teacher? That's also Spike's cue to step out of whatever shadow he's hiding in. Especially since Sebastian just reached the "now what" stage of this operation.]

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chipswiththat
2016-05-29 04:28 pm UTC (link)

[ He watches impatiently — how long does it take to pick up dinner? — but shakes the annoyance off with a huff as Sebastian finally seals the deal. ]

About damn time.

[ He grins, all charm and danger, reaching for the girl. If they're going to make a foursome out of this, he's at least going to get his favorite meal. ]

Why don't we talk a walk? Find someplace a little more private?

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	servingdinner 2016-05-31 11:22 am UTC (link)
	[Sebastian likes talking, so sue him. It's not like the kids will be able to hold a conversation in a few minutes' time... Sebastian laughs softly, relinquishing the girl with no protests. So impatient, goodness.] See? I did say he has a wolfish appetite. [He could have opted for a joke about not getting any for a long time, but that'd be crude.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-06-03 08:16 am UTC (link)
	[ Hey, life is too short to stand in line. He's done enough waiting as it is. ] Oh yeah, I'm starving. [ He leers at the girl before giving Sebastian a look. Ready? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-06-04 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	[He gets a fanged smile in response, and Sebastian raising his eyebrows at him. Sebastian is ready - but it's Spike's turn to do some work now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-06-05 08:53 am UTC (link)
	[ Teamwork don't seem work, or some hallmark shit like that. He shifts into gameface with a gleeful growl, grabbing the girl by the hair and yanking her head to the side so he can bite deep, deep into her exposed neck. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-06-05 05:09 pm UTC (link)

[Ah.

No wonder things feel different, then, if this is what they're eating.

Although Sebastian stares at Spike rather than cut into his own meal he at least has the sense to immediately clamp his hand over the boy's mouth before he can scream, twisting his arm and holding him tightly to prevent his running away. It's no great effort - more of an afterthought as Sebastian watches Spike and the girl, head slightly tilted.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-05 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	[ He drinks deep for a moment, feeling more starved than he should possibly be (is this the vampire equivalent of a wet dream? Absolutely) before realising that Sebastian isn't joining in on the fun. Chin wet with blood he looks up, bumpy brows furrowed. ] Don't play with your dinner. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)