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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 2016-06-05 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)

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servingdinner
2016-06-05 08:19 pm UTC (link)

[He smiles somewhat helplessly at the reprimand. Right, papa bear...]

Ah, but this level of desperation is rather enticing, isn't it?

[He gives the boy - trembling all over and emitting pathetic, muffled noises of pure panic - a light tug to demonstrate. Isn't it a pretty sight? One feels so superior and in control. You can't blame Sebastian for wanting to draw it out a little.]

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servingdinner
2016-06-05 08:24 pm UTC (link)

[Right, but... this puts matters in a slightly different perspective. What connection does a vampire have to Hell?

Sebastian isn't one for takeaway and cheap fills - but he's starving right now and the smell of blood is intoxicating, and besides...]

Well. I do suppose this will certainly be a new culinary experience.

[And so he finally slips into game face himself, pulling the boy's head back with surprising gentleness before biting down.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-08 09:27 am UTC (link)
	[ What connection doesn't a vampire have to Hell? A demon is a demon, at least in this world, his world and the satisfaction of watching Sebastian give in to the rules is greater than having his mouth full of hot blood. He smirks, goes back to his own meal and saves the jabs about how goddamn gentle Sebastian is being for later. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-06-08 03:30 pm UTC (link)

[In some alternative universe where Sebastian were an old, experienced vampire, chances are he'd turn his nose up on this kind of base, unsophisticated dining, and find the taste of such ordinary children downright revolting. Right now? It's all new and exciting and he hasn't had anything that's even the slightest bit filling or that taste good in years. He can hardly recall having ever tasted anything this delectable.

The gentleness only goes so far. In true demon-fashion Sebastian very much seems like he intends to drain the boy.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-09 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	[ That's more like it. Spike glances up with a grin, pleased that the meal isn't wasted on someone who can't appreciate a little bit of carnage. Done with the girl, he snaps her neck in a smooth motion, letting her drop to the ground as he wipes his mouth and slips out of game face. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-06-09 08:28 pm UTC (link)

[Sebastian is too busy to glance up at Spike in turn. He's also too busy to concern himself with preventing any accidental new vampires, seeing as he unceremoniously just lets the boy fall once he's all spent.

There's barely-restrained excitement in his smile as he licks his lips clean of blood, eyes shining and a slight quiver in his movements as he lifts a hand to cover his face, likewise letting his features go back to normal. He remains like that, face hidden for a few additional seconds, saying nothing. Just give him a moment - he hates not being completely collected. But what a rush.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-10 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	[ Well then. He kneels down to finish the job, snapping the neck clean — that sound will never get old — and rolling his eyes at Sebastians behaviour. Bet he's the kind of guy who cries after shagging too. ] You done? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-06-13 01:19 am UTC (link)

[Sebastian laughs at that, low and dark. He does uncover his face, even if his eyes still shine with that quiet excitement.]

If you are likewise finished with paying your respects? Then certainly.

[Spike was going to make jabs about Sebastian being gentle? Sebastian, meanwhile, thinks it's silly to care about the bodies - even if he might have an inkling as to the idea behind the neck-snapping. Why care about what happens after you've had your meal?]

Please do tell me - why mention Hell, that once?

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-13 09:34 am UTC (link)
	[ He scoffs at that — paying respects. Please. This has everything to do with competition. You don't want a flock of baby vamps ruining your hunting grounds. ] Because that's where demons come from. That's where we go when all this is done and over with. Hell is very much real, mate... especially here. We're sitting on a Hellmouth, after all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-06-13 02:32 pm UTC (link)

Is it, now?

[Sebastian continues with his dark, unpleasant chuckling - very politely behind his hand. Spike you are so funny. That, or Sebastian is a lightweight who just can't hold his blood.]

Well-- no doubt this is reprehensible, demonic behaviour. Wish you to be close to home?

[Why would anyone stay close to where anything disgusting might crawl out and ruin your fun in the human world?]

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-14 10:23 am UTC (link)
	[ Lightweight it is. Should've figured. ] It's where the action is. [ He shrugs. ] Is it really that difficult to understand? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-06-15 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	[Pfft.] I should hope by now it is clear that you are almost entirely alien to me, ["Yes, it is. You're weird."] despite this bonding exercise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-06-16 09:25 am UTC (link)
	For being so inquisitive, you're not really offering up a lot of your own alien experience. [ Is he going to get attacked for showing interest in you now, Sebastian? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-06-16 09:43 am UTC (link)

Were we at all similar, you would know that certain topics are dreadfully bad manners to dwell on. [Lay off showing interest in his master and their contract, and it's smooth sailing.]

But, by all means, do ask if you have questions. [He's not about to serve his life story up on a silver plate and cut it up in bite-sized pieces. And he'll... leave it up to Spike to figure out what topics are off limits and will get him attacked, apparently.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-17 12:46 pm UTC (link)
	[ You're talking about bad manners. They couldn't be more different if they tried. He does ponder on that, thinking back on the last time they talked and actually, you know what... ] Save it. I don't think I can muster up enough interest for this conversation, let alone whatever bone dry drivel you got up your sleeve. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

servingdinner
2016-06-17 01:26 pm UTC (link)

[Sebastian laughs again, and starts to head off from the alley. Spike can follow if he likes, or not (not that Sebastian necessarily has a destination planned).]

No doubt there are better ways to stave off ennui, [he answers with a slight shrug, pointedly wiping some blood from his collar. He gets it - he doesn't like talking to other demons either.

Poor Spike. Clearly he needs some better ideas to fight boredom.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-06-19 06:55 am UTC (link)
	[ Don't use French around him, you poncey twat! It does seem like this is the end of it, dream going blurry at the edges and eventually shifting to something else. Have fun wherever you end up, Sebastian. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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